Bacterial diseases of the periodontium and adjacent tissues in the patient with AIDS

Authors

  • Elena Morán López Facultad de Estomatología Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Ilenia Córdova Irun Facultad de Estomatología Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana

Abstract

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is one of the most devastating diseases for the man´s immune system. In the oral cavity of these patients, we may observe uncommon forms of GUNA-like periodontal and gingival diseases, acute pain, hypernemic gums, spontaneous hemorrhage and rapid development of the disease that cause extensive damage to soft and bone tissues. The clinical importance of this condition lies in its linking with a severe suppression of the immune system, with a CD4 cell count under 100 cell/mm3. It is necessary that every dentist recognize the oral manifestations of AIDS in order to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of these patients and to avoid becoming both carriers and transmitters of thes epidemic that, unlike the others, is preventable to a great extent because the responsability for its prevention falls not only on the sanitary authorities but also on every person fundamentally.

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Published

2001-05-31

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Morán López E, Córdova Irun I. Bacterial diseases of the periodontium and adjacent tissues in the patient with AIDS. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2001 May 31 [cited 2025 Feb. 5];38(2):120-3. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2321

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Vol. 38 No. 2 (2001): MAY- AUG

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