Abstract

DE MIRANDA CHAVES NETTO, H.D. et al. Odontologic attention for patients with von Willebrand Disease. Av Odontoestomatol [online]. 2010, vol.26, n.3, pp.131-137. ISSN 2340-3152.

The von Willebrand disease is a coagulopathy caused by the deficiency of the gene that modifies the organism´s ability to produce sufficient factors that promotes coagulation. What is yet unknown by dental surgeons are the means to treat these patients. This patient has au functional abilities, but a coagulation disturbs is observed. It´s a normal patient, but he bleeds excessively. The dentist showed always be attentive to the patient´s familiar and pathological background, so he can initiate the dental treatment in synergy with the hematologist; who wile program the necessity or not of factor reposition that the patient might need during the treatment. In this article we present a clinical case of von Willebrand disease and we discuss the management odontological of this patient.

Keywords : von Willebrand disease; von Willebrand factor; coagulopaty.

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