Mohamad Hani Nouri Dalati

Specialist in Orthodontics, Cleveland Orthodontics, 32-36 Baker Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 2LH, UK

Management of bleeding disorders in the dental practice: managing patients on anticoagulants

Warfarin is commonly prescribed for prophylaxis or therapeutic treatment of thrombo-embolic disease and arrhythmias. It acts as a vitamin K antagonist so it affects the synthesis of active factors II,...

Bleeding disorders seen in the dental practice

A number of classifications are in use for bleeding disorders.1,2 Some are based on the main three processes of halting bleeding (such as the vasoconstriction, gap-plugging by platelets and the...