fa The oral health of HIV-infected Brazilian children کودکان Pediatric Dentistry پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Background</strong></p><p>  The number of HIV-infected people has increased almost continuously. Paediatric dentists should be concerned about the oral findings in HIV-infected children and their aetiologic factors, to promote adequate treatment. </p><p> <strong>Aim </strong></p><p> To present the oral health aspects of Brazilian HIV-infected children and to verify the aetiological factors. </p><p> <strong>Design</strong></p><p>  A cross-sectional study was conducted with HIV-infected children. During the medical appointments, children were submitted to visual-tactile exams of oral soft tissues and teeth. All parents answered questions in a structured interview. Data were analysed using the SPSS, release 10.0 (Chicago, IL, USA). <strong></strong></p><p> <strong>Results</strong></p><p>  Of the 57 children examined, 39 (69.6%) presented one or more oral soft tissue manifestations. More than a half suffered from gingivitis and only 12.5% had no visible dental biofilm. A high prevalence of dental surfaces with active carious lesions was observed mean DMFS-m and dmfs-m scores were 5.41 ± 5.61 and 16.77 ± 19.52, respectively. Caries activity and gingivitis were correlated with the presence of mature dental biofilm. </p><p> <strong>Conclusions</strong></p><p>  Prevalence of soft tissue lesions, dental caries and gingivitis in HIV-infected children was high and correlated to lack of satisfactory oral hygiene habits, suggesting the need of therapeutic programmes that allow these children to recover their oral health. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>International Journal of ‍ Pediatric Dentistry</p><p> <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ipd.12008/abstract" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p> 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-2494&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Apoena de Aguiar Ribeiro apoenaribeiro@vm.uff.br 100319475328460011872 100319475328460011872 Yes Pediatric Dentistry and Cariology, Department of Specific Formation, Faculty of Dentistry, Fluminense Federal University, Nova Friburgo, Brazil Maristela Barbosa Portela 100319475328460011873 100319475328460011873 No Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Brazil Ivete Pomarico Ribeiro de Souza 100319475328460011874 100319475328460011874 No Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil