Can periodontal disease act as a risk factor for HIV-1?
Friday, April 3, 2009 - 08:35
in Health & Medicine
Today, during the 87th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, convening at the Miami Beach Convention Center, a group of scientists from Nihon University (Tokyo, Japan) will present findings suggesting that periodontal disease could act as a risk factor for reactivating latent HIV-1 in affected individuals.