Clinical evaluation of two dental implant macrostructures on peri-implant bone loss: a comparative, retrospective study.

Objectives: To compare the effect of two implant macrostructures on peri-implant bone level.

Material And Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted in a private practice. Patients received test (Nobel Speedy Groovy implants) or control implants (Mk III implants) or both.

[Pregnant women and smoking: descriptive study and prognostic factors to stop smoking during pregnancy].

Unlabelled: Nicotine addiction (NA) is a serious public health problem. Today, smoking effects on the foetus and the mother are well known; however, studies into smoker's behaviour are lacking. The aim of our paper was to identify factors which influence either NA stopping or continuation during pregnancy.

[Screening for sensory defects in infants: the application of recommendations by GPs in the Maine-et-Loire region].

Early detection of sight problems and hearing difficulties in babies facilitates better management of treatment by doctors who take care of them. This role is mainly played by general practitioners who conduct obligatory post-natal examinations at 9 and 24 months. A survey was carried out via questionnaire sent to all of the general practitioners from a French department in order to discover more about their daily clinical practice regarding the detection of sensory defects.

[Fifty years old and more patients' attitudes towards and experiences of generic substitution of prescription medicines].

Objective: Assess 50 years old and over patients' attitudes towards and experiences of generic substitution of prescription medicines. A special focus on information on patient attitude to generic drugs provided by their general practitioners (GPs).

Methods: Prospective study of patients in 15 general practices and in 2 retirements home was surveyed using a self-questionnaire.

Clinical qualitative evaluation of the diagnosis of acute otitis media in general practice.

Objectives: Assess the quality of the diagnosis of acute otitis media (AOM) given by general practitioners (GPs) on a daily basis and compare it with the diagnosis of ear, nose and throat specialist (ENTS) which is considered as the gold standard.

Methodology: Every GP had to include six children aged 1-4 years for whom he suspected or diagnosed that they were suffering from AOM. Parents had to accept to see the ENTS participating in the survey within 48 h.

[Consultation in a baby clinic of the PMI (mother and infant welfare service): a survey in a French department].

A dual survey carried out amongst the users and the professionals of PMI showed that proximity, the range of advice available, the exchanges on parenthood, and the assessment of the child's physical and mental progress and of his/her development are the key elements that parents are looking for. It is also noted that the majority of these parents deliberately consult these services. The objectives when consulting vary, going from a model based on the body and physical abilities, found especially in lower and disadvantaged groups, to one emphasising the child's psychological aspect and potential, which is the prerogative of the middle and higher classes.

[Activities of medical practitioners in nursery schools for children under 6 years-old: the expectations of the facilities' directors].

This work aims to describe the activities of nurseries' medical practitioners and the expectations of the nurseries' supervisors. It is based on the analysis of 139 questionnaires received from nursery schools' managers from the Pays de Loire region in 2005. Ninety percent of the nurseries that accommodate children less than six years-old, do employ a medical practitioner.

[Postpartum contraception: medical guidelines, women's point of view].

Purpose: Postpartum contraception is subjected to specific medical guidelines related to the suckling mode. The practitioner must conciliate prescription rules with women's expectations. The purpose of this work was to estimate the medical practice in the maternity centre at a local hospital and the actual practice of women at home, in immediate postpartum and during the year that followed the childbirth.

[Reliability of the diagnosis of acute otitis media by general practitioners].

Objectives: To assess reliability of the diagnosis of Acute Otitis Media (AOM) given by General Practitioners (GPs) compared with the diagnosis of Otorhinolaryngologists (ORLs) considered as the reference diagnosis.

Methodology: Every GP had to include 6 children aged 1 to 4 years for whom he suspected or diagnosed AOM. Parents had to accept to consult the ORL participating in the survey within 48 h.