Prevalence of peri-implantitis in a sample of HIV-positive patients.

Luca CasulaAndrea PoliTommaso ClementeGiulia ArtusoPaolo CapparéEnrico F Gherlone

Published in: Clinical and experimental dental research (2021)

The prevalence of peri-implantitis was 26% in the HIV-positive patients population. No correlation was found between patients' immunological and serological factors and peri-implantitis. The most important risk factor for peri-implantitis and mucositis was implant age.

Keyphrases

hiv positive
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
men who have sex with men
south africa
peritoneal dialysis
antiretroviral therapy
human immunodeficiency virus