Abstract

TRAVIESAS HERRERA, Eladio Miguel  and  ARMAS PORTELA, Lourdes. Prevalencia y gravedad de las periodontopatías en pacientes portadores de VIH. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 2002, vol.39, n.3, pp. 328-351. ISSN 1561-297X.

A study on the prevalence and severity of HIV infected patients was conducted at the AIDS Sanatorium of Santiago de las Vegas. 150 seropositive patients that were attended at the Dental Service of the Sanatorium were examined. The reviewed Rosell's periodontal index (R-PI) was applied to each of them. Patients were grouped according to the study of the immune system, and this was related by age and sex. 100 % of the examined patients had periodontal disease and periodontitis was the most frequent form. Deteriorated immunity predominated among the surveyed and it was observed a strong association between the deterioration of the immune system and the periodontal state of the patients. No relation with sex was found.

Keywords : PERIODONTAL DISEASES [epidemiology]; HIV ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME [complications]; PERIODONTITIS [epidemiology].