title: [Oral and cervical lesions associated with human papillomavirus].
abstract: The aim of this review is to carry out a quick excursus on the epidemiological and clinical aspect of oral and cervical lesions induced by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and on the way this virus is transmitted. HPV infection is transmitted above all through vaginal or anal sexual relations with partners carrying the virus. Also other types of sexual relations, such as oral sex, can be a vehicle of transmission, though much more rarely. In literature there is not enough data proving that oral-genital contact can really be a vehicle of transmission for human papillomavirus. It can be concluded, therefore, that evidences in further studies with a large sample group of patients who practise oral sex on HPV-positive subjects are necessaries.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Stomatologiche G. Messina, Università, Palermo. scardina.@odonto.unipa.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe Alessandro
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Scardina
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pisano
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Messina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D052685:Alphapapillomavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D005260:Female; D050456:Fomites / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000635:transmission; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D055815:Young Adult