PMID- 35763663 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230222 LR - 20230222 IS - 1502-3850 (Electronic) IS - 0001-6357 (Linking) VI - 81 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Mar TI - Risk of bleeding with dental implant surgery in patients on anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PG - 98-104 LID - 10.1080/00016357.2022.2085324 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: A large number of patients under oral anticoagulant (OAC) or antiplatelet (AP) therapy require dental implantation. We systematically reviewed evidence on the risk of bleeding after implant placement with continued OAC or AP therapy. METHODS: PubMed, Embase and CENTRAL were searched for studies comparing bleeding outcomes after implant placement between OAC/AP therapy vs. controls or OAC vs. AP therapy. RESULTS: Seven studies were included. Pooled analysis showed no significant difference in the risk of bleeding with continued OAC therapy vs. control (RR 1.81 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.70, 4.63 I(2) = 14% p = .22). Subgroup analysis depending on the type of OAC showed there was a non-significant tendency of increased risk of bleeding with Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) (RR 3.42 95% CI 1.00, 11.67 I(2) = 23% p = .05) but not with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) (RR 1.67 95% CI 0.49, 5.70 I(2) = 0% p = .41). Limited data suggest an increased risk of bleeding with OAC as compared to AP (RR 0.08 95% CI 0.01, 0.76 I(2) = 0% p = .03). CONCLUSIONS: Continuation of OAC therapy in patients undergoing implant surgery does not increase the risk of bleeding provided local haemostatic measures are used. The indirect comparison suggests bleeding tendency may be higher with VKAs as compared to DOAC. FAU - Zou, Lilin AU - Zou L AD - Department of Stomatology, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China. FAU - Hua, Li AU - Hua L AD - Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, PR China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Review PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20220628 PL - Sweden TA - Acta Odontol Scand JT - Acta odontologica Scandinavica JID - 0370344 RN - 0 (Anticoagulants) RN - 0 (Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Dental Implants) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Anticoagulants/adverse effects MH - Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/adverse effects MH - *Dental Implants/adverse effects MH - Hemorrhage/chemically induced/drug therapy MH - Administration, Oral OTO - NOTNLM OT - Haemorrhage OT - aspirin OT - dental Implants OT - direct oral anticoagulants OT - warfarin EDAT- 2022/06/29 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/22 06:00 CRDT- 2022/06/28 15:12 PHST- 2022/06/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/28 15:12 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/00016357.2022.2085324 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Acta Odontol Scand. 2023 Mar;81(2):98-104. doi: 10.1080/00016357.2022.2085324. Epub 2022 Jun 28.