Managing Hemostasis in Dental Practice: Challenges and Solutions | Chapter 7 | New Visions in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 10

Excessive bleeding can complicate various office dental procedures, potentially leading to increased morbidity or reluctance to undergo similar treatments in the future. While many clinical guidelines consider dental interventions to be minor with a low risk of bleeding, patients undergoing anticoagulation therapy face a heightened risk of bleeding both during and after these procedures. This risk is also relevant for patients diagnosed with hereditary bleeding disorders like von Willebrand disease or Hemophilia, as well as those with no prior history of bleeding complications. These situations may necessitate the use of topical hemostatic agents. This article will explore the mechanisms, practical uses, effectiveness, and potential side effects of commonly used topical hemostatic agents in-office dental surgery, including gelatin sponges, collagen, oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC), oxidized cellulose, fibrin sealants, flowable hemostats, adhesives, sutures, electrocautery, and topical thrombin.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Smriti Choradia
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Nair Hospital Dental College, India.

 

Neelam Andrade
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Nair Hospital Dental College, India.

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nvmms/v10/1289

The Extracellular Matrix (ECM) and Wound Healing: A Review | Chapter 9 | Research Advances in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 8

 The purpose concerning this article search out summarize current and archival literature demonstrating the act of the Extracellular Matrix (ECM) in the various stages of the wound curative cascade. ECM is a three-dimensional foundation that is about all human tissues. It is made up of a variety of proteins, containing collagens, elastin, and minor amounts of structural proteins. The ECM has existed shown in studies to aid in basic adhesion, fabric anchoring, cellular indicating, and cell conscription. The ECM is affected now and then of integumentary injury or damage, either acute or chronic. The ECM is founded and ideally restored to its native condition by a order of overlapping projects known as the wound healing stages: hemostasis, inflammation, increase, and remodeling. The authors trust that more study should be finished to not only use the structural components of the ECM but too to imitate the corporal structure.

Author(s) Details:

Robert B. Diller,
Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.

Aaron J. Tabor,
Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RAMB-V8/article/view/12629