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Uncontrolled bleeding during endodontic treatment as the first symptoms for diagnosing von Willebrand's disease. A
S Keila1, A Kaufman, D Itckowitch
1Department of Endodontology, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|February 1, 1990
Abstract:
Von Willebrand's disease has been established as the most common hereditary hemorrhagic disease. Endodontic treatment, when possible, rather than extraction is the treatment of choice in patients suffering from such a disease. A case is presented in which, during regular endodontic treatment, uncontrollable bleeding occurred, suggestive of a generalized bleeding disorder. A thorough hematologic examination revealed von Willebrand's disease, which the patient was not aware of. The dental surgeon can play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of such patients.