Any one having problems with bleeding while at dentist

[Kit2000]

I am on aspirin and 40mg of atorvastatin i have just had a bad experience at the dentist while having a filling he had problems with me bleeding he needs to take 2 teeth out and had said he is worried has anyone else had this problem i will call my gp but it is difficult to get a call back

[Edwen_]

Yes the blood thinners make you bleed for much longer and more profusely. Your dentist should be fully aware of this if he knows what medication that you are on.

[Kit2000 in reply to Edwen_]

Thanks for your reply

[Kristin1812 Heart Star]

My dentist insisted on sending me to the Dental Hospital for an extraction. I was on blood thinners and have had heart attacks, so it might have been the combination of both.

It went fine, tho’ I was on the waiting list a year.

[Kit2000 in reply to Kristin1812]

Thanks for reply happy you got sorted and it went well. My appointment is on the 10th dec so i have time to check with GP not sure that hospital is a safe place at the moment due to Covid

[Kristin1812 Heart Star in reply to Kit2000]

That’s good you will be seen so soon. I didn’t mean to alarm you about a long wait. Looks like it varies a lot.

Mine went very smoothly, and I hope yours does, too.

[Ticktoc in reply to Kit2000]

I am on now on apixiban and atorvastatin and bisoprolol I had a Mini heart attack in Dec I damaged my teeth smacked myself in mouth removing jammed hoover tool the week before had 1 tooth removed prior to H A was in hospital when next app due so cancelled app phoned to rebook they took me off books cos i cancelled app!then we had lockdown so no app but wed had emergency dentist app had tooth taken out I stopped anti coag previous night was worried but it agony everything went fine ive got 2 more at least to remove n dentist i used was brill not taking on at min n now lockdown so he we go again

[Qualipop in reply to Kit2000]

Hospital should be perfectly safe. I went in for tests last MOnday with n o worries. Definitely ask yoru GP. MY dentist always asks if I'm taking any kind of blood thinners. If you already had problems on just aspirin low dose, I wonder if you've been tested for a clotting disorder like von Willebrand's disease which makes you bleed more and have heavy periods?

[tommywaits]

Hi Kit,

I asked my cardiologist about this. He advised me to wait until I stopped taking the anti-platelet because of the bleeding problem (though I will still be on aspirin). Fortunately my tooth has settled down and I can wait.

In your case a dental hospital seems like a good way to go.

[Kit2000]

Hi thank you for your reply I have trouble talking with cardiologist so will ask GP but not sure she will give me the advice i need it all scares me .

[JennyRx]

My dentist said he wasn’t worried about aspirin as had done loads of procedures with patients on aspirin but was going to do some research on Ticagrelor as I have a tooth that needs work and needs a crown. I have two appointments on one day for this procedure and await his thoughts. I might not take my Ticagrelor that morning. As a pharmacist I’m not too bothered but don’t follow my action as it’s not standard procedure.

[Handel]

Hi Kit. I'm a type 1 diabetic on a host of tablets and of course insulin.

I had 2 extractions last week! My GP and dentist told me to come off aspirin 2 days before the dental appointment. Everything went fine with no excessive bleeding and the gums seem to be healing well.

Good luck xxxx

[Alison_L]

Hi Kit. Please don't be worried about going into a hospital. The covid patients are kept well away from everyone else, and the wards are cleaner than ever. I have been volunteering at my local hospital since August last year - originally with Cardiac Rehab, but currently redeployed to home pharmacy runs. xx