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Medications dentist needs to know

Wheaton cosmetic dentist Bryan Bauer

What medications does your dentist really need to know about? As a dentist, there are very few medications that really change anything we do.  Blood thinners and bisphosphates are nice to know for surgery but we rarely change anything or take you off of them.  One study showed almost 1% of patients that were taken […]

Medical History

Dentist and orthodontist family

Medical History Update for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants Bleeding Issues Medication:  Coumadin   Plavix   Pradaxa Xarelto Eliquis  Aspirin  Antineoplastics     any blood thinners including garlic Diseases:    Liver diseases Conditions:  Clotting issues Healing Issues Smoker?          Dry Mouth?         Birth control? Diseases:     Diabetes      Renal Disease     COPD     Congestive heart failure     HIV Connective Tissue Diseases like     RA    Sjogren’s Syndrome History of:  […]