Document 0056
 DOCN  M9480056
 TI    HIV disease: medical and dental aspects and trends for the future. A
       literature review.
 DT    9410
 AU    Migliorati CA; Koller MM; Public Oral Health Clinic Zurich.
 SO    Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed. 1994;104(5):565-77. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94294746
 AB    The pandemic dimension of HIV disease is a reality. The cases of
       acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (Aids) and of new infections with HIV
       continue to increase. Available antiretroviral therapy cannot halt the
       progress of the disease. However, because of early diagnosis and
       treatment, life expectancy has increased. Oral diseases in these
       patients have the potential to cause severe pain, discomfort, alter form
       and function and disseminate systemically. Comprehensive dental
       management may be complicated by complex medical problems. Nevertheless,
       as the epidemic grows, a higher number of infected individuals will need
       dental care. A comprehensive dental management concept of the
       HIV-seropositive individual still needs scientific investigation. There
       are several unresolved psychosocial issues concerning the willingness of
       dentists to treat HIV-infected patients. The possible transmission of
       the virus from a dentist to his patients in a dental office in Florida
       generated public and professional hysteria. Lack of knowledge about the
       disease contributed to this situation. This literature review presents
       the state-of-the-art information available on medical and dental aspects
       of HIV disease and trends for the future in dental research, education
       and patient care.
 DE    AIDS Vaccines/IMMUNOLOGY  *AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/DRUG
       THERAPY/ETIOLOGY/  PREVENTION & CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY  Human  *HIV
       Infections/DRUG THERAPY/ETIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/  PSYCHOLOGY  HIV
       Seroprevalence  *HIV-1  *Mouth Diseases/DRUG THERAPY/ETIOLOGY/PREVENTION
       & CONTROL/  PSYCHOLOGY  Psychology, Social  Research/TRENDS  World
       Health  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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