A clinical control study of bleeding tendency and risk factors in patients with oral antithrombotic drugs after dental extractions

doi:10.19439/j.sjos.2025.02.006

Abstract

Abstract: PURPOSE: To explore the bleeding tendency and related risk factors of patients with or without oral antithrombotic drugs after tooth extraction, in order to provide theoretical reference for perioperative management of tooth extraction. METHODS: A cohort study was conducted among patients who attended the Cardiovascular Tooth Extraction Specialist Clinic of Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from March 2023 to June 2023. The patients were divided into experimental group (medication group) and control group (no medication group) according to whether they took antithrombotic drugs for a long time. Teeth extraction was performed under ECG monitoring and postoperative bleeding was followed up to analyze the incidence of bleeding and related risk factors. SPSS 22.0 software package was used for data analysis. RESULTS: A total of 645 patients were included, including 305 patients in the medication group and 340 patients in the non-medication group. Bleeding events occurred in 17 cases (5.6%, 17/305) in the medication group and 1 (0.3%, 1/340) in the non-medication group, with significant difference between the two groups (P<0.01). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that old age (OR: 4.089, 95%CI: 1.351-12.374, P=0.013) had a significant positive effect on postoperative bleeding. CONCLUSIONS: Oral antithrombotic drugs and advanced age are the risk factors for postoperative bleeding in patients with cardiovascular diseases undergoing tooth extractions.

Key words: Oral antithrombotic drugs, Bleeding after tooth extraction, Risk factor, Advanced age

CLC Number:

R782.11

Luo Qi, Zhu Zhu, Shi Huan, Zhou Qin, Yu Chuangqi. A clinical control study of bleeding tendency and risk factors in patients with oral antithrombotic drugs after dental extractions[J]. Shanghai Journal of Stomatology, 2025, 34(2): 146-151.

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