Beyond warfarin: the new generation of oral anticoagulants and their implications for the management of dental patients

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2012 Apr;113(4):431-41. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2011.10.005.

Abstract

Warfarin has been the primary anticoagulant drug used in the USA for more than 50 years. However, 2 novel types of oral anticoagulants have recently been approved for use in the USA. These are direct thrombin inhibitors (e.g., dabigatran etexilate) and factor Xa inhibitors (e.g., rivaroxaban). Dental health care providers may soon encounter patients who are being prescribed these medications. This article describes the pharmacologic properties and medical uses of these new oral anticoagulants. Also discussed are implications for the management of dental patients being treated with these new oral anticoagulants, including potential interactions with drugs commonly used or prescribed in the course of dental treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects
  • Anticoagulants / administration & dosage
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects
  • Anticoagulants / pharmacology*
  • Antithrombins / administration & dosage
  • Antithrombins / adverse effects
  • Antithrombins / pharmacology*
  • Benzimidazoles / administration & dosage
  • Benzimidazoles / adverse effects
  • Benzimidazoles / pharmacology*
  • Biological Availability
  • Blood Coagulation Tests
  • Dabigatran
  • Drug Interactions
  • Factor Xa Inhibitors
  • Half-Life
  • Humans
  • Morpholines / administration & dosage
  • Morpholines / adverse effects
  • Morpholines / pharmacology*
  • Narcotics / adverse effects
  • Oral Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Oral Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
  • Postoperative Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Rivaroxaban
  • Thiophenes / administration & dosage
  • Thiophenes / adverse effects
  • Thiophenes / pharmacology*
  • Warfarin / adverse effects
  • Warfarin / pharmacology
  • beta-Alanine / administration & dosage
  • beta-Alanine / adverse effects
  • beta-Alanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • beta-Alanine / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Anticoagulants
  • Antithrombins
  • Benzimidazoles
  • Factor Xa Inhibitors
  • Morpholines
  • Narcotics
  • Thiophenes
  • beta-Alanine
  • Warfarin
  • Rivaroxaban
  • Dabigatran