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Volume 65 Number 5&6 October/November 1998 |
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| Oral Manifestations of HIV Disease | 322 |
David A. Sirois, D.M.D., Ph.D. |
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From the Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Pathology,
Biology, and Diagnostic Sciences, New Jersey Dental School, University of
Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ.
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ABSTRACT
Oral disease is frequently associated with HIV. While nearly all oral
disorders associated with HIV infection also occur in other conditions
characterized by immunosuppression, no other condition is associated with
as wide and significant a spectrum of oral disease as is HIV infection.
Many HIV-associated oral disorders occur early in HIV infection, not
infrequently as the presenting sign or symptom. Thus, early detection of
associated oral disease should, in many cases, result in earlier
diagnosis of HIV infection. Likewise, awareness of the variety of oral
disorders which can develop throughout the course of HIV infection, and
coordination of health care services between physician and dentist,
should improve overall health and comfort of the patient. This paper
reviews the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of
HIV-associated oral disorders.
KEY WORDS
HIV,
oral manifestations,
oral disease
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