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Patient compliance to instructions after oral surgical procedures.

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2001
The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient compliance to postoperative instructions from the oral surgeon. A total of 180 patients who underwent minor oral surgical procedures anonymously answered a questionnaire 1 week postsurgery.
D. Blinder, D. Blinder, L. Rotenberg, M. Peleg, M. Peleg, Shlomo Taicher, Shlomo Taicher   +6 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Marking the skin for oral surgical procedures: improving the WHO checklist.

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2013
We present a system for marking the skin during oral surgical operations. This system identifies teeth to be extracted or exposed under general anaesthesia. Removal of the wrong tooth can cause appreciable morbidity and leaves the surgeon and organisation liable for litigation and scrutiny by regulatory bodies.
G. Knepil, C. Harvey, A. Beech
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Bacterial invasion of blood after oral surgical procedures.

The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine, 1960
For 27 of the 50 patients who had not received an antibiotic, cultures of blood drawn immediately after oral surgical procedures yielded bacteria. Ten of these positive cultures grew streptococci of the mitis group, and 1 yielded Staphylococcus aureus ...
Alexander Schirger, William J. Martin, Royer Ro, Needham Gm   +3 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

A prospective clinical evaluation of the longevity of resorbable sutures in oral surgical procedures.

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 2013
INTRODUCTION The objectives of this prospective randomized study were to clinically evaluate the longevity of resorbable sutures (chromic catgut and vicryl) and determine the effect of chlorhexidine mouth wash on their absorption time in oral surgical ...
B. Fomete, B. Saheeb, A. Obiadazie
semanticscholar   +5 more sources

Managing dentoalveolar surgical procedures in patients taking new oral anticoagulants

Odontology, 2015
The development of new orally administered anticoagulants, such as dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban, in the past few years has focused on avoiding some of the drawbacks associated with warfarin. This work aims to illustrate the main features of the most commonly used new oral anticoagulants, reviewing the current literature on the management of ...
S. Sivolella, M. D. Biagi, G. Brunello, M. Berengo, V. Pengo   +4 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Referral patterns of general dental practitioners for oral surgical procedures.

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2007
The health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in the United States continue to be a powerful force in the field of medicine. Their infiltration into dentistry has placed an emphasis on having the primary care provider (general practitioner [GP]) function as the central orchestrator from which patient care cascades.
D. Cottrell, U. Reebye, Scott M. Blyer, M. J. Hunter, N. Mehta   +4 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Does low-dose aspirin therapy complicate oral surgical procedures?

The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2000
BACKGROUND The fear of uncontrolled bleeding often prompts medical practitioners to stop aspirin intake for seven to 10 days before any surgical procedure.
L. Ardekian, Ronen Gaspar, M. Peled, Benjamin Brener, D. Laufer   +4 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES DURING ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES UNDER LOCAL ANESTHESIA.

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1963
Abstract Sixty-three dental patients were monitored electrocardiographically during dental surgical procedures under local anesthesia. Sixteen (26.2 per cent) of these patients developed significant disorders of the heart beat. One of the sixty-three patients had transient cardiovascular collapse, which occurred in association with a cardiac ...
R. M. Williams, M. Keyes, D. Becker, R. Williams, F. Wasserman   +4 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Oral surgical procedures.

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1952
T. Blum
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Does giving brief information keep patients calm during different oral surgical procedures?

Quintessence International, 2018
OBJECTIVES Dental anxiety may play a central role in the oral health status and treatment outcomes of oral surgical procedures. The study aimed to investigate the effect that brief written information has over patients undergoing oral surgical procedures
Fatih Cabbar, M. Burdurlu, Ceyda Özçakır Tomruk   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source