Die Behandlung von Zahnpatienten mit gerinnungshemmenden Medikamenten erfordert ein sorgfältiges und gut koordiniertes Vorgehen zwischen Patient, Zahnarzt und Gesundheitsdienstleister. Die Behandlung von Patienten, die gerinnungshemmende oder thrombozytenaggregationshemmende Medikamente einnehmen, wirft Sicherheitsbedenken hinsichtlich des potenziellen Risikos von Blutungskomplikationen nach invasiven zahnärztlichen Eingriffen auf. Der Gerinnungshemmer Warfarin und die Thrombozytenaggregationshemmer Aspirin und Clopidogrel werden seit vielen Jahren in großem Umfang eingesetzt, und die...

Managing dental patients on anticoagulant therapy requires a careful and well-coordinated approach between the patient, dentist, and healthcare provider. The treatment of patients taking anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication raises safety concerns in terms of the potential risk of bleeding complications following invasive dental procedures. The anticoagulant warfarin, and antiplatelet agents aspirin and clopidogrel, have been widely used for many years and most dental practitioners will be familiar with well-established guidelines for the dental care of patients taking these drugs. A lack...

Exact diagnosis of various keratotic lesions depend on various diagnostic work up, recent technological advances, particularly those dealing with information acquisition and management, have created opportunities in dental diagnosis and therapy which can be realized fully only through a systematic analysis of all relevant factors. Many potentially malignant disorders often being the harbinger of Oral Cancer. Hence there is an increasing interest in preventing progression of these lesions. Early diagnosis and chemoprevention is very essential to prevent malignant transformation of oral...

La prise en charge des patients dentaires sous traitement anticoagulant nécessite une approche prudente et bien coordonnée entre le patient, le dentiste et le prestataire de soins. Le traitement des patients sous anticoagulant ou antiplaquettaire soulève des questions de sécurité en termes de risque potentiel de complications hémorragiques à la suite d'interventions dentaires invasives. L'anticoagulant warfarine et les agents antiplaquettaires aspirine et clopidogrel sont largement utilisés depuis de nombreuses années et la plupart des praticiens dentaires connaissent les lignes...

Chemoprevention of oral cancer involves the use of natural or synthetic substances to halt, delay, or reverse the progression of carcinogenesis in the oral cavity. This preventive strategy is especially crucial for individuals at high risk due to genetic factors, lifestyle choices such as tobacco and alcohol use, or the presence of precancerous lesions. Agents like retinoids, green tea polyphenols,lycopene,carotenoids have shown promise in clinical trials, demonstrating their potential to modulate pathways involved in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and inflammation. By targeting molecular...

Aloe vera is known from centuries as a medicinal plant. It's a wonder plant with a lot of health benefits and hence often been called the 'natural healer'. It is a tropical plant that flourishes in warm and dry climate and looks like a cactus with fleshy thorny leaves. This wonder plant has also been used in dentistry for its beneficial properties in various conditions like lichen planus, apthous stomatitis, oral submucous fibrosis, pulpotomy of primary teeth, prevention of dry sockets, obturation of primary teeth, disinfection of irrigation units, bleeding and painful gums, disinfection of...