title: Periodontal disease in HIV seropositive patients and its relation to lymphocyte subsets.
abstract: This study was performed to determine the type of periodontal pathology found in a group of HIV+ patients and its relation to serum levels of CD4. The sample consisted of 101 individuals: intravenous drug users (84%), homosexuals (7%), and heterosexuals (10%). Each patient was examined clinically and radiographically. Periodontal clinical parameters included gingival index and probing depth and loss of attachment on four sites per tooth. Severity of disease was defined as the most severe lesion found: gingivitis, or early, moderate, or advanced periodontitis. CD4 counts were determined on 64 of these patients. Associations between severity of the disease and gender and CD4 counts were analyzed using the Mantel Haenszel chi square test, while associations between severity and age and CD4/CD8 ratio were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. No disease was found in 14.8% of the sample, gingivitis was found in 21.8%, early periodontitis in 43.6%, moderate periodontitis in 10.9%, and advanced periodontitis in 8.9%. Linear gingival erythema (LGE) was seen in 17.8% of all patients and necrotizing periodontitis (NUP) in 4.9%. No statistically significant differences were observed between the severity of the disease and CD4 counts.
authors.affiliation: División of Periodontics, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martínez-Canut
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarinos
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Bagán
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000097:blood; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D004890:Erythema / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000473:pathology; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000473:pathology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015704:CD4 Antigens