Greater severity and extent of periodontal breakdown in 136 south Indian human immunodeficiency virus seropositive patients than in normal controls: A comparative study using community periodontal index of treatment needs

• Main Authors: Ranganathan K (Author), Magesh K (Author), Kumarasamy N (Author), Solomon Suniti (Author), Viswanathan R (Author), Johnson Newell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Apart from the more or less distinctive forms of periodontal disease associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome there remains considerable uncertainty as to whether or not conventional destructive periodontitis is exacerbated in HIV positive individuals. Th...