Ochyra Dorota, Bałabuszek Kamil, Pawlicki Mateusz, Pawlicka Marta, Mroczek Anna, Ochyra Bartłomiej. Aspirin and oral surgery. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(9):1010-1015. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1419782 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5995 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.09.2018. Revised: 12.09.2018. Accepted: 15.09.2018. Aspirin and oral surgery Dorota Ochyra1, Kamil Bałabuszek1, Mateusz Pawlicki1, Marta Pawlicka1, Anna Mroczek1, Bartłomiej Ochyra2 1 Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland 2 Dział Bezpieczeństwa Farmakoterapii, Teva Pharmaceuticals Polska, Warszawa Corresponding author: Dorota Ochyra, e-mail: dorota.sikorska@hotmail.com ORCID ID Dorota Ochyra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-5622 Kamil Bałabuszek https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1352-153X Mateusz Pawlicki https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8318-6573 Marta Pawlicka https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-979X Anna Mroczek https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0077-5343 Bartłomiej Ochyra https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1832-5164 Abstract Introduction: Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin, ASA) belongs to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs group (NSAIDs), characterized by analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory properties. ASA blocks production of prostaglandins and thromboxanes due to non-competitive irreversible inactivation of cyclooxygenase 1 enzyme (COX1). Nowadays, ASA is most commonly used to inhibit platelet function and to reduce the risk of thrombotic events. The aim of the study: The purpose of this narrative systemic review was to analyse and summarize available data on necessity of acetylsalicylic acid cessation before oral surgery. Material and method: Standard criteria were used to review the literature data. The search of articles in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases was carried out using the following key words: acetylsalicylic acid, oral health, oral surgery. Description of knowledge: According to some medical practitioners dosing acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) before tooth extraction should be stopped because of fear of bleeding complications. However, the cessation of aspirin may predispose patients to thromboembolic events. Most of the data indicates more benefits from continuation aspirin taking than treatment discontinuation. Summary: According to actual knowledge and conducted researches there is no need to stop dosing aspirin before oral surgery. The benefits of using aspirin are greater than the risk of bleeding. Key words: acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin, bleeding, oral surgery