Failure to Control Caries in an AIDS-Affected Individual: A Case Report
Many patients today are living longer with certain health issues like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These patients take numerous medications (HAART: highly active antiretroviral therapy) that cause xerostomia, which increases caries risk. There are particular challenges when treating HIV-posit...
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| author | Karen A. Nedwick-Castro Alexandre R. Vieira |
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| description | Many patients today are living longer with certain health issues like human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV). These patients take numerous medications (HAART: highly active antiretroviral
therapy) that cause xerostomia, which increases caries risk. There are particular challenges when
treating HIV-positive patients with decreased immune systems, which can also accelerate the
progression of periodontal disease. This paper discusses one such case that was followed from
2002 to 2010 at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, where an HIV patient lost
all his teeth despite investing thousands of dollars. It is also common sense that just performing
restorations to decayed teeth is not enough to control the disease, but recommending a
personalized preventive maintenance program to the patient is a must. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c36163bbe1644b5fbcebd7f7aeff0a192025-02-03T01:28:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552012-01-01201210.1155/2012/643436643436Failure to Control Caries in an AIDS-Affected Individual: A Case ReportKaren A. Nedwick-Castro0Alexandre R. Vieira1Department of Operative Dentistry/Comprehensive Care, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Terrace Street, 3074 Salk Annex, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USADepartment of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Terrace Street, 614 Salk Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USAMany patients today are living longer with certain health issues like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These patients take numerous medications (HAART: highly active antiretroviral therapy) that cause xerostomia, which increases caries risk. There are particular challenges when treating HIV-positive patients with decreased immune systems, which can also accelerate the progression of periodontal disease. This paper discusses one such case that was followed from 2002 to 2010 at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, where an HIV patient lost all his teeth despite investing thousands of dollars. It is also common sense that just performing restorations to decayed teeth is not enough to control the disease, but recommending a personalized preventive maintenance program to the patient is a must.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/643436 |
| spellingShingle | Karen A. Nedwick-Castro Alexandre R. Vieira Failure to Control Caries in an AIDS-Affected Individual: A Case Report Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Failure to Control Caries in an AIDS-Affected Individual: A Case Report |
| title_full | Failure to Control Caries in an AIDS-Affected Individual: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Failure to Control Caries in an AIDS-Affected Individual: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Failure to Control Caries in an AIDS-Affected Individual: A Case Report |
| title_short | Failure to Control Caries in an AIDS-Affected Individual: A Case Report |
| title_sort | failure to control caries in an aids affected individual a case report |
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