Periodontal Health Status of Hiv Discordant Couples at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital,ampath Clinics (original) (raw)

2018

Abstract

Periodontal diseases, especially gingivitis and periodontitis, are highly prevalent and a public health concern. Severe forms of these diseases cause ulceration of the oral epithelium, leading to the entry of oral microbes and inflammatory products into the systemic circulation. Early detection and management of these lesions are important to avoid this systemic spread. The aim of this study was to describe the periodontal status of HIV discordant couples seen in MoiTeaching and Referral Hospital/Moi University AMPATH clinics between October and December 2016. Socio-demographic characteristics, oral hygiene practices, and oral health-seeking the behavior was obtained using a semi-structured questionnaire. Oral hygiene status was measured using Silness and Loe's (1964) plaque index, while gingival inflammation was measured using Loe and Silness's (1963) gingival index. Periodontitis was measured using Clinical Attachment Loss. The mean age for participants was 42.3 ±11.7. Periodontal parameters by HIV serostatus were clinically similar. However, HIV-positive individuals had a lower gingival score which was statistically significant (χ2=8.00, df = 2, p=0.018). Chronic periodontitis was the most prevalent periodontal disease with 37.6 % of participants recording severe levels of the disease. Therefore, the study showed that periodontal parameters in HIV positive and HIV negative participants were clinically similar, although there was a statistically significant reduction in gingival inflammation seen in HIV positive individuals.

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