A case of chronic ischemic heart disease developed another myocardial infarction onset after the tooth extraction

Abstract

This case report describes chronic ischemic heart disease developed another myocardiac infarction onset after the tooth extraction. The patient was a 59-year-old male with chronic ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus. He has been taking both anti-platelet and anti-coagulant drugs. Tooth extraction had been carries out with 4-time. When the fourth tooth extraction, the physician discontinued anti-platelet drug and anti-coagulant drug for 10 days. When the tooth extraction or minor surgical procedure, anti-platelet drug and anti-coagulant drug might be better to be discontinued, because these drugs were very important medicine to prevent a relapse of basic disease. From the experienece of this event, the definitive criteria to manage these drugs in oral surgery will be required.