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Oral medicine| Volume 122, ISSUE 6, P702-704, December 2016

AAOM Clinical Practice Statement

Subject: Management of Patients on Warfarin Therapy
        The American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM) affirms that understanding the appropriate risk assessment and monitoring of patients taking warfarin (Coumadin) is important for safe delivery of dental care and the overall health of the patient.
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