DMFT index and oral mucosal lesions associated with HIV infection: cross-sectional study in Porto Velho, Amazonian Region - Brazil

We evaluated the DMFT (decayed, missing and filled teeth) index and the prevalence of candidiasis, linear gingival erythema, oral hairy leukoplakia, herpes simplex, aphthous ulcers, Kaposi's sarcoma and lymphoma, as well as the association with TCD4 count, viral load (VL) and antiretroviral the...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Queiroz Aleixo, Alexandre Prado Scherma, Gustav Guimarães, José Roberto Cortelli, Sheila Cavalca Cortelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867010700921