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14 questions · 14 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 3 · 21.4%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 11 · 78.6%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

Dental caries prevalence and severity · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

No significant difference in dental caries/severity between ART regimens (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

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

No eligible studies compared angular cheilitis between different ART regimens.

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

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

No significant difference in recurrent oral ulceration between ART regimens (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

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

No eligible studies compared dental development and maturation between different ART regimens.

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

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

No significant difference in acute necrotising ulcerative periodontitis between ART regimens (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

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

No significant difference in kaposi's sarcoma between ART regimens (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

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

No significant difference in linear gingival erythema between ART regimens (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

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

No significant difference in chronic herpes simplex infection between ART regimens (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

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

No eligible studies compared oral hairy leukoplakia between different ART regimens.

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

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

No significant difference in gingivitis between ART regimens (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

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

cART was associated with a significantly lower prevalence of oral candidiasis than monotherapy or dual therapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs Monotherapy or dual antiretroviral therapy

Persistent parotid enlargement prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

No significant difference in persistent parotid enlargement between ART regimens (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (post-cART) vs Pre-cART (same children, before therapy)

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

Oral candidiasis prevalence fell significantly after cART compared with before cART in the same children (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)

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

cART was associated with a significantly lower prevalence of oral candidiasis in CLWH (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review