Anticoagulant effects of phytotherapeutic drugs and their importance in surgical dental procedures

ABSTRACT Phytotherapeutic drugs are plant-derived products with medicinal properties. They are used for treating or preventing several diseases. However, patients who use these substances and even health professionals are unaware of their negative effects. One of the most common negative effects of phytotherapeutic drugs reported in the literature is the inhibition of natural coagulation factors in the human body. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform a brief review of the literature concerning the anticoagulant effects of phytotherapeutic drugs and their importance in surgical dental procedures. Preventive measures, clarification and monitoring of patients taking phytotherapeutic drugs are recommended before performing surgical dental procedures, in order to prevent against complications such as hemorrhage.Indexing terms: Blood coagulation factors. Phytotherapeutic drugs. Surgical dental procedures RESUMO Fitoterapicos sao produtos derivados de plantas com propriedades medicinais. Eles sao utilizados para o tratamento ou a prevencao de diversasdoencas. No entanto, os pacientes que fazem uso destas substâncias, na sua grande maioria, desconhecem seus efeitos negativos. Portanto,o objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma breve revisao de literatura sobre os efeitos anticoagulantes de fitoterapicos e sua importância diante da realizacao de procedimentos odontologicos cirurgicos. Medidas de prevencao, esclarecimento e acompanhamento de pacientes que se utilizam destes medicamentos sao recomendados antes da realizacao destes procedimentos a fim de prevenir complicacoes como processos hemorragicos.Termos de indexacao: Fatores de coagulacao sanguinea. Fitoterapicos. Procedimentos odontologicos cirurgicos.