Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 This is interesting... my cardio says dental work is not a problem if INR is below 3. I recently had a full cleaning at my INR was 2.7, though I do supposed that having a tooth removed would be a bit more serious. Aloha Jim > > > I need to have a wisdom tooth extracted on Tuesday. Cardio says drop > warfarin for four days before the procedure and start up again immediately > following it. Have others experienced this routine? I am concerned about > the INR dropping below 2.0, which is most likely to be the case. > > Don > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 This is interesting... my cardio says dental work is not a problem if INR is below 3. I recently had a full cleaning at my INR was 2.7, though I do supposed that having a tooth removed would be a bit more serious. Aloha Jim > > > I need to have a wisdom tooth extracted on Tuesday. Cardio says drop > warfarin for four days before the procedure and start up again immediately > following it. Have others experienced this routine? I am concerned about > the INR dropping below 2.0, which is most likely to be the case. > > Don > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 I had a root canal and nobody said to stop warfarin - especially the dentist who did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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