New Study Suggests Patients Should Stop Taking NSAIDS before Gum Surgery
By Carol Kennedy
Published on August 02, 2005
The study, conducted at Case Western University Dental School, involved fifteen people who took Ibuprofen prior to two gum
surgeries without telling their periodontist. According to researchers at the dental school, blood loss was twice as high in patients who
took NSAID'S prior to surgery than in those who did not.
Similar studies have been conducted on other types of surgery, but this is the first study of this type on oral surgery.
Medications such as aspirin and naproxen (Aleve) are also categorized as NSAID'S. The complete study findings can
be found in the Journal of Periodontology.
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