Konzelman JL, Rams TE, Swango PA, Kleinman DV, Nowjack-Raymer RE; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12; 10: 182 (abstract no. PB0155).
Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Washington, DC 20307.
Periodontal tissues were evaluated for linear gingival erythema in 724 HIV-seropositive and 275 demographically similar HIV-seronegative military personnel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Positive scores were recorded for facial and lingual surfaces of marginal gingival tissues exhibiting a continuous > or = 1 mm wide band of erythema extending from the mesial to distal line angle of teeth. 366 (50.6%) HIV-seropositive and 38 (13.8%) HIV-seronegative subjects displayed > or = 1 surfaces with linear gingival erythema (OR = 6.4; 95% CI = 4.4, 9.5). Among subjects with linear gingival erythema, the mean numbers of affected surfaces (5.4 vs. 2.6) and mean % of affected surfaces per total surfaces at risk (10.7 vs. 4.6) were significantly higher in HIV-seropositives as compared to seronegatives (P < 0.05, t-test). While level of immunosuppression as measured by Walter Reed stage showed no influence, smoking was associated with increased severity of linear gingival erythema in HIV-positives (P = 0.02, t-test). Linear gingival erythema was over 5 times more prevalent with HIV infection.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Erythema
- Gingival Diseases
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Periodontal Diseases
- epidemiology
Other ID:
UI: 102208427
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