2016
DOI: 10.4317/medoral.17644070
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Risk of nerve injury in elderly patients in the lower third molar extraction: radiological study

Abstract: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death among elderly patients. Treatment and prevention is based on antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy, which increases the risk of bleeding after surgical procedures in the oral cavity. The aim of this paper is to give an up to date dental management protocol of these patients. Materials and Methods: A literature review was conducted in search engines as Medline-Pubmed and Embase using the following keywords: anticoagulants, antiplatelet, dental management… Show more

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