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112 subjects were enrolled in this study, 55 subjects were under Anti Retro viral Therapy and 57 subjects were not under Anti retroviral Therapy.Ī structured profoma was used to collect the data. Materials and methods: Subjects above the age of 20 years who were HIV seropositive were included in this study. These viruses store their genetic information as RNA, which is converted in to DNA by a special enzyme Reverse Transcriptase (RT).Īim: The aim of the study was to correlate the CD4 count and Dental caries activity in HIV seropositive individuals, with and without Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART). Introduction: HIV is a retroviral disease caused by Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and is characterized by profound immunosuppression leading to opportunistic secondary neoplasms and neurological manifestations. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Received AugPublished October 30, 2012Ĭitation: Kasiraj GV (2012) Correlation of CD4 Count with Dental caries in HIV Seropositive Individuals with and without ART (Anti Retroviral Therapy).

Senior Lecturer, Priyadarshini Dental College Senior Lecturer, Priyadarshini Dental College, Villivakkam, Chennai 600049, India Correlation of CD4 Count with Dental caries in HIV Seropositive Individuals with and without ART (Anti Retroviral Therapy)