A Comparative Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Chitosan-Based Dressing and Conventional Method of Hemostasis in Patients on Oral Antithrombotic Therapy without Therapy Interruption.

Aims And Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of chitosan-based dressing after extraction in individuals on antithrombotics, without modification of their treatment schedule.

Materials And Methods: A randomized comparative study was carried out on 40 subjects who had two extraction sites, in dissimilar quadrants. The surgical site was chosen at random and post-extraction hemostasis was achieved by a custom-cut chitosan dressing (study site) and sterile cotton gauze dressing (suturing if required) at control site.