Quart AM, Small CB, Klein RS; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1989 Jun 4-9; 5: 474 (abstract no. Th.B.P.352).
North Central Bronx Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease (PD) in heterosexual patients (pts) with AIDS. METHODS: Consecutive pts with AIDS underwent periodontal and oral examination by a periodontist. Homosexual and bisexual men were excluded from analysis. Abnormal findings were photographed. RESULTS: 101 AIDS pts were studied. Periodontal findings by risk group and gender are shown: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. Periodontal lesions were more severe than those generally seen in non-AIDS pts. 13 pts with PD had severe ulcerative gingival lesions. Additionally 94 pts had candidiasis, 18 had lesions consistent with hairy leukoplakia, 5 lesions suggestive of Kaposi's sarcoma, and 9 oral ulcers. CONCLUSION: Periodontal disease is common and severe in heterosexual pts with AIDS. Females have significantly more severe disease. Other oral pathology, especially candidiasis, frequently occurs concurrently.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Bisexuality
- Female
- Homosexuality
- Humans
- Leukoplakia, Hairy
- Male
- Periodontal Diseases
- Prevalence
- Sarcoma, Kaposi
- Ulcer
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UI: 102178362
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