Dental implant surgery for patients on oral anticoagulants

Flapless dental implant surgery for patients on oral anticoagulants: a novel bridging paradigm between clinical technique and therapeutic guidelines (WarLess Procedure)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN36419844

Enrollment

Registered

2009-03-17

Start date

2007-04-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Haematology/dental implants Oral Health Dental implant surgery

Interventions

Males and females with a history of rheumatic heart disease were included for the case study. Four tablets of amoxicillin 500 mg (2 grams) were given to both patients one hour pre-operatively as a pro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. History of rheumatic heart disease 2. Long term anticoagulant maintenance therapy with warfarin 3. Missing tooth/teeth 4. Both sexes, aged from 40 to 60 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. International normalised ratio (INR) greater than 4.1 2. No missing tooth/teeth

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Bone healing 2. No bleeding Measured at baseline, 1-week, 4-week and 6-month follow-up visit.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026