Dental development in a sample of South African HIV‐positive children

Titinchi, Fadi; Behardien, Nashreen

doi:10.1111/scd.12353

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“…Although the results showed a slight delay in dental development in the HIV group, the difference was not statistically significant. These results were supported by those of other studies 1,4 . In the current research, the overall mean difference between the chronological age and the estimated dental age was 0.16 years for the HIV-infected males (p = 0.435) and 0.05 years for the HIV-infected females (p = 0.785).…”

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“…Moreover, no significant difference was detected between the chronological age and the dental age in the HIV and control groups (p > 0.05). Rafael Boschetti de Souza, et al, and Fadi Titinchi, et al, also revealed no significant difference between HIV patients and the control group concerning dental age 1,4 . However, Sibelle Buonora, et al, and M. Trigueiro, et al, a delay in the dental age of HIVinfected children have been reported 20,22 .…”

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“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first detected in children in 1983 1 . According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) reports, the prevalence of HIV is increasing 2 .…”

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“…In forensic medicine, the Willems technique has been confirmed as a valid method for estimating dental age, and many scholars have examined the validity and application of this dental scoring method in different populations 9 . To date, Few studies have examined tooth growth in HIV patients 1,4 . Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the chronological and dental ages of HIV patients and healthy controls and to determine the use of Willems method in these patients.…”

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Dental Age Estimation in HIV-infected Children Using Willems Method

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Garmabi,

Shokufan Hosseini Heravi

et al. 2023

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Objective: HIV patients differ from other people in terms of dental age. Estimating the age of children abandoned due to HIV is crucial for forensic records. The present study aimed to compare HIV-infected children with healthy controls in terms of dental age using the Willems method. Methods: The study sample consisted of orthopantomograms of 40 HIV patients aged 5-16 years and 50 children aged 6-16 years as the control group. The HIV group included children with vertical infections who had received antiretroviral therapy. The Willems method was used to compare two groups in terms of dental age. Results: Dental age estimation in both HIV and control groups was overestimated using the Willems method. Nevertheless, the overestimation rate was approximately one month in the control group and less than two months in the HIV group, making the method widely applicable for estimating dental age in both healthy children and HIV patients. The dental age of the HIV-infected children was lower than that of the control group. Conclusion: This study indicated a lower dental age in the HIV-infected children compared to the control group. The results demonstrated that dental age estimation using Willems method closely approximated the chronological age of HIV patients.

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confidence: 91%