The association between oral disease and type of antiretroviral therapy among perinatally HIV-infected youth.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study explores the association between combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and oral health outcomes (dental and periodontal) among perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV) youth.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study of oral health among PHIV youth participating in the Oral Health substudy of the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS). Dentists at research sites were trained/calibrated on how to perform a standardized oral mucosal, dental and periodontal examination. They assessed the decayed-missing-filled-surfaces and teeth index (DMFS/T). The number of decayed surfaces and teeth and the number of teeth with gingival bleeding on probing for each participant were derived from the examination. Data for analysis included lifetime measurements of CD4 cell

SUBMITTER: Shiboski CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6494108 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature