What medications does your dentist really need to know about? As a dentist, there are very few medications that really change anything we do. Blood thinners and bisphosphates are nice to know for surgery but we rarely change anything or take you off of them. One study showed almost 1% of patients that were taken […]
Medical History Update for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants Bleeding Issues Medication: Coumadin Plavix Pradaxa Xarelto Eliquis Aspirin Antineoplastics any blood thinners including garlic Diseases: Liver diseases Conditions: Clotting issues Healing Issues Smoker? Dry Mouth? Birth control? Diseases: Diabetes Renal Disease COPD Congestive heart failure HIV Connective Tissue Diseases like RA Sjogren’s Syndrome History of: […]
