LACK OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HERPESVIRUS DETECTION IN SALIVA AND GINGIVITIS IN HIV‑INFECTED CHILDREN.

The aims of this study were to compare the detection of human herpesviruses (HHVs) in the saliva of HIV-infected and healthy control children, and to evaluate associations between viral infection and gingivitis and immunodeficiency. Saliva samples were collected from 48 HIV-infected and 48 healthy control children. Clinical and laboratory data were collected during dental visits and from medical records.

Severe oligodontia and dental anomalies in a child with a history of multiple natal teeth: An eight-year retrospective.

This article reports the case of a boy born with 11 natal teeth who had many alterations in his permanent dentition. In this case, 22 teeth were missing and a shape anomaly was detected in eight teeth. The treatment consisted of prosthetic rehabilitation and follow-up of teeth eruption and jaw growth.