The impact of antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications on early implant failure following sinus floor augmentation: A retrospective cohort analysis.
Ehud JonasDaya MasriGal AvishaiHiba Masri-IraqiGabriel ChaushuLiat ChaushuPublished in: Clinical implant dentistry and related research (2024)
Anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapies do not significantly elevate the risk of EIF or postoperative bleeding following sinus floor augmentation. Tobacco smoking, residual alveolar ridge height and staged sinus floor augmentation were risk factors for EIF in patients using antiplatelet or anticoagulation medications undergoing sinus floor augmentation.