title: [The state of the oral cavity in persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus].
abstract: The authors observed high incidence (100% among citizens of the USSR) and intensity of caries in 47 patients with diagnosed acquired HIV infection in the stage of symptom-free course and AIDS. In 2 persons out of 9 in symptom-free course of HIV infection an increase of mental lymph nodes has been observed. Significant changes of the mouth cavity mucosa were diagnosed in 67.1% of the patients. Gingivitis was observed three times as often than in the control group.
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Kharchenko
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Pokrovskiĭ
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000328:Adult; D000350:Africa, Central / Q000208:ethnology; D004245:DMF Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009909:Oral Health; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D010512:Periodontal Index; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014586:USSR / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Sostoianie polosti rta u lits, infitsirovannykh virusom immunodefitsita cheloveka.