Necrotizing Periodontal Diseases in a Semirural District of South Africa
Joint Authors
Feller, Liviu
Lemmer, Johan
Blignaut, Elaine
Wood, Neil Hamilton
Meyerov, Robin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
The aim of this study was to characterize the lesions of necrotizing gingivitis (NG) and necrotizing periodontitis (NP) with regard to extent and severity, and to correlate these parameters with the host HIV serostatus, CD4+ T-cell count, neutrophil count, age, and gender.
Methods.
Eighty-four consecutive patients, 39 black females and 45 black males aged 20–46 years, diagnosed with NG/NP were recruited to the study over a period of two years.
Results.
For both HIV-seropositive and -seronegative patients, the mandibular anterior gingiva was most frequently affected; 74% had NG/NP affecting ≥5 gingival tooth sites.
Ninety percent of all patients had a mean severity of ≤4 mm.
There was no statistically significant association between either extent or severity of NG/NP and HIV serostatus, CD4+ T-cell count, neutrophil count, age, or gender.
The difference between the number of HIV-seropositive patients with NG/NP who had CD4+ T-cell counts ≤200 cells/mm3 and those who had CD4+ T cell counts of 201–499 cells/mm3 was not statistically significant.
Conclusion.
The clinical signs of NG/NP are similar in HIV-seropositive and -seronegative patients, and are not related to CD4+ T-cell count, to neutrophil count, to gender, or to age.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wood, Neil Hamilton& Blignaut, Elaine& Lemmer, Johan& Meyerov, Robin& Feller, Liviu. 2011. Necrotizing Periodontal Diseases in a Semirural District of South Africa. AIDS Research and Treatment،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wood, Neil Hamilton…[et al.]. Necrotizing Periodontal Diseases in a Semirural District of South Africa. AIDS Research and Treatment No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wood, Neil Hamilton& Blignaut, Elaine& Lemmer, Johan& Meyerov, Robin& Feller, Liviu. Necrotizing Periodontal Diseases in a Semirural District of South Africa. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-487264