This comprehensive volume, edited by leaders in research on HIV and AIDS, brings together the papers presented at this important 1993 workshop. Addressed is a wide array of issues of interest to the dental practitioner and researcher, from oral lesions to periodontal concerns to provision of care and infection control practices.

ISBN: 0-86715-286-9
374pp: 100 illus (41 in color)

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments-Note on Abbreviations
1. The HIV/AIDS Pandemic: 1993 and Beyond
HIV and Women
2. The Natural History of HIV Infection in Women: The Bay Area Research Consortium on Women and AIDS
Epidemiology of Oral Lesions
3. Oral Lesions and the Epidemiology of HIV
4. Staging the Natural History of HIV Disease
5. Epidemiology of Oral Manifestations of HIV
Infection in a US Military Population
6. Necrotizing Periodontal Disease in HIV-1-Infected
Patients: A 4-Year Study in Kigali, Rwanda
7. Results of a 3-Year Longitudinal Follow-Up of Women at High Risk of AIDS
8. Oral Lesions of HIV-1 Infection in Mexico City
Candidiasis
9. Oral Candidiasis and HIV Infection
10. Candidiasis and HIV Infection: Virulence as an Adaptive Response
11. A Molecular Approach to the Role of Switching in Oral Candidiasis
12. Anticandidal Activities of Salivary Secretions
13. Oral Candidiasis and HIV Infection: Antifungal
Drug Resistance and Changes in Candida Population
Dynamics
14. Candidiasis vs Hairy Leukoplakia in HIV Infection
HIV, Saliva, and Salivary Glands
15. Mucosal Immunity to HIV-1 in Infected Women
16. Anti-HIV-1 Activity in Human Saliva
17. Mucosal Immunity to Candida in HIV Infection and AIDS
18. HIV-Associated Salivary Gland Disease
19. Salivary IgA Subclass Responses in HIV-Associated
Salivary Gland Disease
Epstein-Barr Virus and Hairy Leukoplakia
20. Epstein-Barr Virus Strain Variation and Expression in Oral Hairy Leukoplakia
21. Epstein-Barr Virus and Hairy Leukoplakia: Implications for Virus Persistence and Replication
22. Nucleotide Sequence Heterogeneity of Epstein-Barr
Virus Latent Membrane Protein 1 Gene in Oral Hairy
Leukoplakia
23. Patterns of Epstein-Barr Virus Gene Expression and Epithelial Cell Differentiation in Hairy Leukoplakia
24. Hairy Leukoplakia: Functional and Behavioral Implication of Altered Mucosal Differentiation
Kaposi's Sarcoma
25. The Pathogenesis and Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency-Associated Kaposi's Sarcoma
Oral Ulcers
26. Oral Ulcerations in Patients with HIV Infection: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management
27. Similarities Between Oral Lesions in AIDS and Other Immunodeficiency States
28. Oral Cytomegalovirus Infection in Association with HIV Infection: A Review
HIV in Children
29. Pediatric HIV Infection
30. Oral Manifestations in Pediatric HIV Infection
31. Experiences of a Pediatric Dental Program for HIV-Positive
Children: Oral Manifestations and Dental Diseases Observed in 58 Children Periodontal Diseases
32. A Critical Review of Periodontal Disease as a Manifestation of HIV Infection
33. Are Unique Bacterial Pathogens Involved in HIV-Associated Periodontal Diseases?
34. Pathogenesis of HIV-Associated Periodontal Diseases: What's Known and What Isn't
35. Periodontal Therapy for Patients with HIV Infection
36. Problems of Diagnosing Periodontal Changes Associated with HIV
37. Review of Presentations on Periodontal Diseases and HIV Occupational Issues
38. Assessing Risk of Occupational Exposures to HIV
39. Reemergence of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection as a Major Occupational Risk for Health Professionals
40. Assessing the Effectiveness of Occupational Infection-Control Measures for Dental Personnel
Provision of Care to the HIV-Positive Population
41. HIV-Infected Patients and Providers: From Policies to Paradox
42. Specialized HIV Dental Clinics: Why Patients Choose Dedicated Facilities for Care
43. Dedicated Dental Clinics for HIV-Infected People: Separate but Equal?
44. General Dental Practitioner Care for the HIV-Positive Population: A Balanced Decision
45. Oral Health Care for HIV-Positive Patients and the Western Sydney Area Health Service
46. Development of a Houston Community-Based Dental Health-Care Clinic for Indigent HIV-Positive Patients
47. Oral Health Care for Adults with HIV Infection: Development of a Manual for Oral Health-Care Providers
48. Factors Associated with Dentists' Willingness to Treat HIV-Infected Patients
49. Should There Be Dedicated Dental Clinics for HIV-Infected Patients?
Treatment of HIV-Associated Oral Diseases
50. Current Therapy for Common Oral Diseases Associated with HIV/AIDS Summary
51. Summary and Recommendations from the Second International Workshop on Oral Manifestations of HIV Infection