Table 3.33.
Key considerations for dental management in Christmas disease (see text)
| Management modifications* | Comments/possible complications | |
|---|---|---|
| Risk assessment | 3 | Haemorrhage; hazards of anaesthesia; hepatitis, liver disease, HIV infection; anxiety |
| Appropriate dental care | 3/4 | Factor replacement; tranexamic acid |
| Pain and anxiety control | ||
| – Local anaesthesia | 2 | Avoid regional blocks and lingual infiltrations |
| – Conscious sedation | 2 | |
| – General anaesthesia | 3/4 | Avoid nasal intubation |
| Patient access and positioning | ||
| – Access to dental office | 1 | Joint involvement |
| – Timing of treatment | 1 | 1h after |
| – Patient positioning | 1 | factor replacement |
| Treatment modification | ||
| – Oral surgery | 3/4 | Factor replacement; minimal trauma; topical haemostatic agents; avoid catgut |
| – Implantology | 4 | Factor replacement; minimal trauma; topical haemostatic agents; avoid catgut |
| – Conservative/Endodontics | 2 | Local bleeding; intracanal |
| LA with epinephrine | ||
| – Fixed prosthetics | 2 | Local bleeding |
| – Removable prosthetics | 1 | |
| – Non-surgical periodontology | 2 | Factor replacement; topical haemostatic agents |
| – Surgical periodontology | 3/4 | Factor replacement; minimal trauma; topical haemostatic agents; avoid catgut |
| Imaging | 1 | Do not rest radiographs on the floor of the mouth |
| Hazardous and contraindicated drugs | 2 | Avoid aspirin, indometacin and other NSAIDs; avoid intramuscular injections |
*
0 = No special considerations. 1 = Caution advised. 2 = Specialised medical advice recommended in some cases. 3 = Specialised medical advice mandatory. 4 = Only to be performed in hospital environment. 5 = Should be avoided.