UCLA School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Box 951668, CHS Room 23-020B, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA.
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2013 Sep;10(3):283-93. doi: 10.1007/s11904-013-0163-y.
Children with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher probability of hard and soft oral tissue diseases because of their compromised immune systems and socioeconomic factors such as poor access to medical and dental care and limited availability of fluoridated water or toothpaste. To improve health outcomes and help monitor the progression of HIV, a preventive, child-specific oral health protocol for children with HIV that is easy to use and appropriate for all different resource settings should be established. Further, both medical and dental health practitioners should incorporate such a protocol into their care routine for HIV-infected children. Using proactive oral health risk assessments complemented by scheduled follow-up visits based on individual risk determination can prevent opportunistic infection, track the HIV disease trajectory, and monitor the effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) while improving the quality of life and longevity of children living with HIV.
儿童由于免疫系统受损以及医疗和牙科保健机会有限和缺乏氟化物水或牙膏等社会经济因素，硬组织和软组织口腔疾病的发病概率更高。为了改善健康结果并帮助监测艾滋病毒的进展，应为艾滋病毒儿童制定一个易于使用且适用于所有不同资源环境的预防性、特定于儿童的口腔卫生方案。此外，医疗和牙科保健从业者都应将这样的方案纳入其艾滋病毒感染儿童的护理常规中。通过积极的口腔健康风险评估，并根据个体风险确定进行定期随访，可以预防机会性感染，跟踪艾滋病毒疾病进程，并监测高效抗逆转录病毒疗法（HAART）的效果，同时提高艾滋病毒感染者儿童的生活质量和寿命。
