Age-specific associations with dental caries in HIV-infected, exposed but uninfected and HIV-unexposed uninfected children in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Paul Akhigbe (Author), Nneka M. Chukwumah (Author), Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan (Author), Kimon Divaris (Author), Ozoemene Obuekwe (Author), Augustine Omoigberale (Author), Elima Jedy-Agba (Author), Michael Kim (Author), Manhattan E. Charurat (Author), Vincent P. Richards (Author), Modupe O. Coker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background HIV infection and its management confer a substantial health burden to affected individuals and have been associated with increased risk of oral and dental diseases. In this study, we sought to quantify HIV-associated differences in the prevalence and severity of dental caries in...