Implant placement is a surgical procedure employed in accordance with the individual wishes of patients. It can often be avoided by choosing conventional, non-surgical alternatives. In particular, in cases of patients with haemorrhagic diathesis or patients undergoing anti-coagulant therapy with direct oral anti-coagulants (DOACs), the risk of undesired side effects, with even life-endangering consequences, necessarily led to a strict selection of patients who are suitable for dental implants. A new laser-supported approach in implantology for patients undergoing anti-coagulant therapy has been developed by the Aachen Institute for Continuous Medical and Dental Education in cooperation with the Clinic for Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology and Internal Intensive Medicine of the RWTH Aachen University hospital in Germany...
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