Evaluación de las necesidades de atención dental para pacientes pediátricos VIH positivos con base en indicadores de salud dental

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine dental attention necessities in pediatric patients with HIV/AIDS using CPO-D Index, Oral Hygienic Index, the prevalence of malocclusions, and the evaluation of the concordance between both indexes. Methods: 47 HIV/AIDS patients treated at Immunodeficiency Clinic at Hospital Infantil de México (CLINDI) were included. Evaluation of concordance between IHOS y CPO-D was made in a continuous scale and categorical groups, using intraclass correlation coefficient with significance of 0.05. Results: 93% of the patients had regular oral hygiene and 62% presented malocclusions. There is also a discrepancy between CPO-D Index and IHOS. Conclusion: the results were not the expected ones for children who are being treated in a third level hospital.