• Clinics · Sep 2014

    Periradicular lesions in HIV-infected patients attending the faculty of dentistry: clinical findings, socio-demographics status, habits and laboratory data - seeking an association.

    • Tatiana Vasconcellos Fontes, FerreiraSonia Maria SoaresSMDental School, Educational Foundation Jayme de Altavila (FEJAL/CESMAC), Maceió, AL, Brazil., Arley Silva-Júnior, Patrícia Dos Santos Marotta, Cesar Werneck Noce, FerreiraDennis de CarvalhoDde CProc. n° BEX 9203, Bolsista da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), CAPES Foundation, Brasília, DF, Brazil., and Lucio Souza Gonçalves.
    • Dental School, Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
    • Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2014 Sep 1; 69 (9): 627-33.

    ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of periradicular lesions in HIV-infected Brazilian patients and to assess the correlation of several factors with the periradicular status.MethodOne hundred full-mouth periapical radiographs were evaluated. A total of 2,214 teeth were evaluated for the presence of periradicular lesions, caries lesions, coronal restorations, pulp cavity exposure and endodontic treatment.ResultsThe prevalence of periradicular lesions was 46%. There were no significant differences between individuals with or without periradicular lesions with respect to their socio-demographic status, habits, laboratory data and route of HIV infection. However, the presence of a periradicular lesion was statistically correlated with the number of teeth with endodontic treatment (p = 0.018), inadequate endodontic treatment (p = 0.025), images suggesting pulp cavity exposure (p = 0.002) and caries lesions (p = 0.001).ConclusionsThe prevalence of periradicular lesions in HIV-infected individuals was 46% and was not related to HIV infection.

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