An Oral Health Survey among HIV-infected children younger than twelve years of age presenting at the Paediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic at Tygerberg Hospital

Mohamed, NadiaMulder, RiaanMathiba, Olorato P.2017-08-172024-06-042017-08-172024-06-042017Mathiba, O. P. (2017). An Oral Health Survey among HIV-infected children younger than twelve years of age presenting at the Paediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic at Tygerberg Hospital. MSc(Dent). University of the Western Capehttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/15835Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent)HIV/AIDS remains a global health problem. Orofacial manifestations of HIV/AIDS have been found to be among the first signs of immune suppression and have been used in the clini-cal staging of the disease. Infants and children are prone to opportunistic infections because of the immature immune system. Orofacial manifestations of HIV can therefore be used to predict prog-nosis and progression of infection. The introduction of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) has since seen a decline in the development of opportunistic infections and HIV-related orofacial manifestations.enHIV/AIDSHAARTOral healthOrofacial manifestationsOrofacial lesionsDental cariesAn Oral Health Survey among HIV-infected children younger than twelve years of age presenting at the Paediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic at Tygerberg HospitalThe University of the Western Cape