Tooth Extraction in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Use of New Oral Anticoagulants

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of a protocol which does not suspend the new oral anticoagulants (dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban) in front of dental extractions in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Timeline

Start

2017-05-03

Primary completion

2020-11-30

Completion

2022-02-01

Publications

• Background Camm AJ, Lip GY, De Caterina R, Savelieva I, Atar D, Hohnloser SH, Hindricks G, Kirchhof P; ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG). 2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: an update of the 2010 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation. Developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association. Eur Heart J. 2012 Nov;33(21):2719-47. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs253. Epub 2012 Aug 24. No abstract available.
• Background Fakhri HR, Janket SJ, Jackson EA, Baird AE, Dinnocenzo R, Meurman JH. Tutorial in oral antithrombotic therapy: biology and dental implications. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2013 May 1;18(3):e461-72. doi: 10.4317/medoral.19140.
• Background Camm AJ, Kirchhof P, Lip GY, Schotten U, Savelieva I, Ernst S, Van Gelder IC, Al-Attar N, Hindricks G, Prendergast B, Heidbuchel H, Alfieri O, Angelini A, Atar D, Colonna P, De Caterina R, De Sutter J, Goette A, Gorenek B, Heldal M, Hohloser SH, Kolh P, Le Heuzey JY, Ponikowski P, Rutten FH; ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines. Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: the Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Europace. 2010 Oct;12(10):1360-420. doi: 10.1093/europace/euq350. No abstract available.
• Background Halvorsen S, Atar D, Yang H, De Caterina R, Erol C, Garcia D, Granger CB, Hanna M, Held C, Husted S, Hylek EM, Jansky P, Lopes RD, Ruzyllo W, Thomas L, Wallentin L. Efficacy and safety of apixaban compared with warfarin according to age for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: observations from the ARISTOTLE trial. Eur Heart J. 2014 Jul 21;35(28):1864-72. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu046. Epub 2014 Feb 20.
• Background Little JW. New oral anticoagulants: will they replace warfarin? Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2012 May;113(5):575-80. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2011.10.006. Epub 2012 Mar 3.
• Background Firriolo FJ, Hupp WS. 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.
• Background Elad S, Marshall J, Meyerowitz C, Connolly G. Novel anticoagulants: general overview and practical considerations for dental practitioners. Oral Dis. 2016 Jan;22(1):23-32. doi: 10.1111/odi.12371. Epub 2015 Nov 16.
• Background van Ryn J, Stangier J, Haertter S, Liesenfeld KH, Wienen W, Feuring M, Clemens A. Dabigatran etexilate--a novel, reversible, oral direct thrombin inhibitor: interpretation of coagulation assays and reversal of anticoagulant activity. Thromb Haemost. 2010 Jun;103(6):1116-27. doi: 10.1160/TH09-11-0758. Epub 2010 Mar 29.
• Background Romond KK, Miller CS, Henry RG. Dental management considerations for a patient taking dabigatran etexilate: a case report. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2013 Sep;116(3):e191-5. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2013.05.001. Epub 2013 Jul 10.
• Background Davis C, Robertson C, Shivakumar S, Lee M. Implications of Dabigatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor, for oral surgery practice. J Can Dent Assoc. 2013;79:d74.
• Background Turpie AG, Kreutz R, Llau J, Norrving B, Haas S. Management consensus guidance for the use of rivaroxaban--an oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor. Thromb Haemost. 2012 Nov;108(5):876-86. doi: 10.1160/TH12-03-0209. Epub 2012 Sep 26.
• Background Weinz C, Schwarz T, Kubitza D, Mueck W, Lang D. Metabolism and excretion of rivaroxaban, an oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor, in rats, dogs, and humans. Drug Metab Dispos. 2009 May;37(5):1056-64. doi: 10.1124/dmd.108.025569. Epub 2009 Feb 5.
• Background Patel MR, Mahaffey KW, Garg J, Pan G, Singer DE, Hacke W, Breithardt G, Halperin JL, Hankey GJ, Piccini JP, Becker RC, Nessel CC, Paolini JF, Berkowitz SD, Fox KA, Califf RM; ROCKET AF Investigators. Rivaroxaban versus warfarin in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med. 2011 Sep 8;365(10):883-91. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1009638. Epub 2011 Aug 10.
• Background Haas S, Bode C, Norrving B, Turpie AG. Practical guidance for using rivaroxaban in patients with atrial fibrillation: balancing benefit and risk. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2014 Mar 10;10:101-14. doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S55246. eCollection 2014.
• Background Granger CB, Alexander JH, McMurray JJ, Lopes RD, Hylek EM, Hanna M, Al-Khalidi HR, Ansell J, Atar D, Avezum A, Bahit MC, Diaz R, Easton JD, Ezekowitz JA, Flaker G, Garcia D, Geraldes M, Gersh BJ, Golitsyn S, Goto S, Hermosillo AG, Hohnloser SH, Horowitz J, Mohan P, Jansky P, Lewis BS, Lopez-Sendon JL, Pais P, Parkhomenko A, Verheugt FW, Zhu J, Wallentin L; ARISTOTLE Committees and Investigators. Apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med. 2011 Sep 15;365(11):981-92. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1107039. Epub 2011 Aug 27.
• Background Friedman RJ, Kurth A, Clemens A, Noack H, Eriksson BI, Caprini JA. Dabigatran etexilate and concomitant use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or acetylsalicylic acid in patients undergoing total hip and total knee arthroplasty: no increased risk of bleeding. Thromb Haemost. 2012 Jul;108(1):183-90. doi: 10.1160/TH11-08-0589. Epub 2012 May 3.
• Background Hartter S, Sennewald R, Schepers C, Baumann S, Fritsch H, Friedman J. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects of comedication of clopidogrel and dabigatran etexilate in healthy male volunteers. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2013 Mar;69(3):327-39. doi: 10.1007/s00228-012-1304-8. Epub 2012 Jul 11.
• Background Kubitza D, Becka M, Mueck W, Zuehlsdorf M. Safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics of rivaroxaban--an oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor--are not affected by aspirin. J Clin Pharmacol. 2006 Sep;46(9):981-90. doi: 10.1177/0091270006292127.
• Background Eriksson BI, Rosencher N, Friedman RJ, Homering M, Dahl OE. Concomitant use of medication with antiplatelet effects in patients receiving either rivaroxaban or enoxaparin after total hip or knee arthroplasty. Thromb Res. 2012 Aug;130(2):147-51. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2011.12.005. Epub 2012 Jan 5.
• Background Scott A, Gibson J, Crighton A. The management of dental patients taking new generation oral anticoagulants. Prim Dent J. 2014 Nov;3(4):54-8. doi: 10.1308/205016814813877289.
• Background Heidbuchel H, Verhamme P, Alings M, Antz M, Hacke W, Oldgren J, Sinnaeve P, Camm AJ, Kirchhof P; European Heart Rhythm Association. European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of new oral anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Europace. 2013 May;15(5):625-51. doi: 10.1093/europace/eut083.
• Background Hong C, Napenas JJ, Brennan M, Furney S, Lockhart P. Risk of postoperative bleeding after dental procedures in patients on warfarin: a retrospective study. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2012 Oct;114(4):464-8. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.04.017.
• Background Sie P, Samama CM, Godier A, Rosencher N, Steib A, Llau JV, Van der Linden P, Pernod G, Lecompte T, Gouin-Thibault I, Albaladejo P; Working Group on Perioperative Haemostasis; French Study Group on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Surgery and invasive procedures in patients on long-term treatment with direct oral anticoagulants: thrombin or factor-Xa inhibitors. Recommendations of the Working Group on Perioperative Haemostasis and the French Study Group on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 Dec;104(12):669-76. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.09.001. Epub 2011 Oct 29.
• Background Clemm R, Neukam FW, Rusche B, Bauersachs A, Musazada S, Schmitt CM. Management of anticoagulated patients in implant therapy: a clinical comparative study. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2016 Oct;27(10):1274-1282. doi: 10.1111/clr.12732. Epub 2015 Nov 23.
• Higashi EM, Neves ILI, Darrieux FCDC, Alves Dos Santos Paul M, Paiva GLA, Omori VT, Simoes Neves R, Scanavacca MI, Hachul DT. Proposal for a tooth extraction protocol for patients taking direct oral anticoagulants: a clinical trial. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2026 Apr;141(4):486-494. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2025.10.021. Epub 2025 Nov 12.

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