title: Oro-antral fistula: an unusual complication of HIV-associated periodontal disease.
abstract: Oral lesions have been reported frequently in patients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus. A case is reported of HIV-associated periodontitis complicated by necrotising stomatitis and the development of an oro-antral fistula; the role of extractions in the management of this condition is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, University of Edinburgh.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Felix
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wray
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005892:Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications