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17 questions · 17 findings · 1 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 5.9%Very low 16 · 94.1%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Oral candidiasis prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

ART was associated with lower oral candidiasis prevalence.

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Salivary immunoglobulin A (SIgA) concentration · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

Evidence on salivary IgA in CLWH on versus off ART was divergent and inconclusive (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Linear gingival erythema prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

No significant difference in linear gingival erythema between CLWH with and without ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

Acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis was significantly more prevalent in treatment-naive CLWH than in those on ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Parotid hypertrophy prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

Parotid hypertrophy was significantly more prevalent in treatment-naive CLWH than in those on ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Dental development and maturation · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

A single small study suggested delayed dental development in CLWH on ART, but the evidence was insufficient to draw conclusions (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Oral hygiene · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

Oral hygiene status did not differ significantly between CLWH with and without ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Mucocele prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

No significant difference in mucocele between CLWH with and without ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Angular cheilitis prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

No significant difference in angular cheilitis between CLWH with and without ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Ulcerative stomatitis prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

Ulcerative stomatitis was significantly more prevalent in treatment-naive CLWH than in those on ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Periodontal disease prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

ART was not associated with a significant difference in periodontal disease prevalence among CLWH (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Kaposi's sarcoma prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

Kaposi's sarcoma was significantly more prevalent in treatment-naive CLWH than in those on ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Recurrent oral ulceration prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

No significant difference in recurrent oral ulceration between CLWH with and without ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Oral hairy leukoplakia prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

No significant difference in oral hairy leukoplakia between CLWH with and without ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Mucosal hyperpigmentation prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

No significant difference in mucosal hyperpigmentation between CLWH with and without ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Chronic herpes simplex infection prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

No significant difference in chronic herpes simplex infection between CLWH with and without ART (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

Caries experience · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

ART was not associated with a significant difference in dental caries experience among CLWH (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review