Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 990-995 , May 2009

Randomized, Prospective Trial Comparing Bridging Therapy Using Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin With Maintenance of Oral Anticoagulation During Extraction of Teeth

  • Branislav V. Bajkin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant and Oral Surgeon, Department of Oral Surgery, Dental Clinic of Vojvodina, Medical Faculty, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Bajkin: Department of Oral Surgery, Dental Clinic of Vojvodina, Medical Faculty, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 12, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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  • Stevan L. Popovic, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Hematologist, Director of the Clinic of Hematology, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
    • ,
  • Srecko D.J. Selakovic, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Oral Surgeon, Head of Department of Oral Surgery, Dental Clinic of Vojvodina, Medical Faculty, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

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 This work was performed at the Department of Oral Surgery, Dental Clinic of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia.

PII: S0278-2391(09)00035-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.12.027

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 990-995 , May 2009

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