Hiv And Tooth Decay

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HIV and tooth decay

Howdy Doc Daar,I am probably over reacting but I was reading an inactive forum on the Body Website that got me worried about the effect of HIV on tooth decay. Granted all of the questions and responses were from like 6 or 7 years ago, but some HIV...

Response from Eric Daar, M.D.

UCLA School of Medicine

Thank you for your post.Many years ago there was an association described between HIV infection and gingivitis. I am unaware of any expanation for this. Moreover, I have rarely seen it in the current era of potent antiretroviral therapy. For what... Read more »

tooth decay

I am 47, female and have been on Combivir and Nevirapine for almost 4 years. Is there any... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

Tooth Decay

Why do HIV+ people have more tooth decay? I have this happening to me,my dentist figured out I was... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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Tooth Decay

Posted by TheLoneRanger, 2 Replies

Look guys, I know I have been told many times that mine was a low risk exposure (protected vaginal w/ condom slip, and receiving unprotected oral). And I've been told that my gingivitis getting worse is not a ARS. But since this started about two... Read more »

Tooth cavity and Oral

Posted by worriedsic, 1 Reply

By the way, I posted the below post about the ARS symptoms.

I wanted to add that I know I had a cavity at the time, so I am not sure how that would affect my risk.

If anyone knows... please chime in, because googling isnt helping me.

Thanks,
worriedsic Read more »

Braces & HIV

Posted by Edugar67

Hello there!
Thank you for taking time to answer my post. I'll try to be brief at explaining my situation:
The Before:
1) I recently had braces put on my teeth.
2) I attempted to have some sex with a male friend.
3) I gave him oral sex for a minute or... Read more »

HIV skin rash

Posted by shinpai, 1 Reply

Does it usually itch?
How long does it last?

Also yesterday when I sat down to eat a hamburger my teeth hurt with the first couple of bites. It was not a terribly severe pain, but it was ver disconcerting. Sounds familar anyone?? Read more »

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