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F Vinckier

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PubMed1984

Wound healing following dental extractions in rabbits: effects of tranexamic acid, warfarin anti-coagulation, and socket packing.

We have investigated the importance of the coagulation and fibrinolytic systems for wound healing following dental extractions. Four front teeth were extracted in rabbits; wound healing was measured as time until complete epithelial closure. The antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid shortened duration of wound healing in normal rabbits. Anti-coagulation with warfarin delayed epithelial closure, which was, however, normalized by simultaneous administration of tranexamic acid, whereas complete packing of the socket with oxidized cellulose had no corrective effect. Apical packing together with tranexamic acid gave normal healing. It is concluded that the quality of the fibrin network within the dental socket determines the rate of wound healing; oxidized cellulose is not an adequate substitute for fibrin.

Alveolar Process↗
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Dental general anesthesia: clinical characteristics of 933 patients.

To initiate a study on the usefulness of dental treatment with general anesthesia, we investigated clinical characteristics of 933 patients who received total oral rehabilitation using general anesthesia at the Department of Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry of the University Hospital Leuven, Belgium. The median age of the patients was 10 years. The overall male-to-female ratio was 53 to 47. The principal indications for treatment using general anesthesia were rampant caries, fear, and a mental or physical handicap. The mean number of decayed teeth was 10.9 (sd 4.9). Nearly 50 percent of the patients were referred by a dentist.

Adolescent↗