Oral manifestations in HIV+ children in Mozambique.
The scope of this study was to identify the prevalence of oral manifestations in HIV+/AIDS patients at the DIA Pediatric Hospital of Maputo. All 90 patients were included in the research. Data on dental caries (dmft/DMFT index), soft tissues and saliva flow were analyzed. Information on diet and hygienic habits was obtained in a semi-structured questionnaire. The t- student and chi-square tests were used for statistical assessment. The most frequent oral lesion was candidiasis (5.5%) and upon further oral examination the prevalence of parotid enlargement was 23.0%. The mean dmft 2.6 (SD 3.6) was considerably higher in relation to DMFT of 0.6 (SD 1.6), and the differences between them were statistically significant (P<0.05). The occurrence of mucosal lesions was higher in children who did not take antiretroviral therapy (ART) (p = 0.026). The use of ART is associated with reduced prevalence of oral lesions in HIV+ patients; however, rampant caries were highest in this group. Primary dentition of HIV+ patients should be considered high risk for caries.
Departamento de Odontologia Pediátrica, Ortodontia e Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP 17012-901. shcperes@usp.br
Sílvia Helena de Carvalho
SH
Sales-Peres
Marta Artemisa Abel
MA
Mapengo
Patrícia Garcia
PG
de Moura-Grec
Juliane Avansine
JA
Marsicano
André de Carvalho
Ade C
Sales-Peres
Arsenio
A
Sales-Peres
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009073:Mozambique; D015995:Prevalence