The purpose of this study is to determine if the HemCon Dental Dressing is effective in stopping bleeding during dental surgeries in patients taking anticoagulant medications.
As the HemCon® Dental Dressing has been FDA cleared for use as a physical barrier for temporary protection of oral mucosal tissue and to provide pain relief, the proposed study will further investigate the safety and efficacy of hemostasis of the dressing for use in dental surgical procedures that do not require primary closure (suturing) such as tooth extractions. This protocol will specifically research the safety and efficacy of hemostasis within a population of subjects taking anticoagulant medications.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
The HemCon Dental Dressing is an oral wound dressing made of chitosan
Gauze with pressure
Rodney Nichols, DMD
Milwaukie, Oregon, United States
Jay P. Malmquist, DMD
Portland, Oregon, United States
Time to hemostasis
Time frame: minutes after application
Incidence of post surgical sequela
Time frame: 1 week post surgery
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