PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Liras, Antonio
AU  - Romeu, Luis
TI  - Dental management of patients with haemophilia in the era of recombinant treatments: increased efficacy and decreased clinical risk
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2018-227974
DP  - 2019 Apr 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e227974
VI  - 12
IP  - 4
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/4/e227974.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/4/e227974.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2019 Apr 01; 12
AB  - Haemophilia is a hereditary X-linked recessive disorder caused by a deficiency of either clotting factor VIII (haemophilia A) or IX (haemophilia B). Conventional treatment is currently based on the use of either plasma derived or recombinant coagulation factors. This paper reports on the case of a patient with severe haemophilia who presented with mesial decay and interproximal tartar build-up, for which extraction and scaling to remove tartar deposits were indicated. Following extraction, the usual haemostasis techniques were applied, and postoperative prophylactic antihaemophilic treatment was indicated for 2 or 3 days. The patient presented with moderate bleeding for a few minutes immediately after the procedure. Administration of factor VIII before surgery as well as the patient’s favourable pharmacokinetic response allowed for an optimal result. This treatment has afforded patients with haemophilia a better quality of life, and safe and efficient access to invasive surgical procedures.