Tooth loss in maintenance patients in a private periodontal practice.

A group of 162 maintenance patients, previously studied for compliance to suggested maintenance schedules, were surveyed for tooth loss over a 5-year period. The group was divided into those who complied to suggested maintenance schedules and those whose compliance was erratic. It was found that none of the patients who had complied to suggested maintenance schedules lost any teeth. In the erratic group, where all tooth loss occurred, it was found that the more often a patient presented for maintenance, the less likely he was to lose teeth. These findings are discussed in relation to current studies on efficacy of various therapies for periodontal diseases.

Repeat ectopic pregnancy: a 16-year clinical survey.

This study includes 347 cases of ectopic pregnancy. A comparison was made between patients having one ectopic pregnancy, those having a repeat ectopic pregnancy, and those whose first pregnancy was an ectopic one. Emphasis was placed on obstetric history and the reproductive future of these patients. Obstetric performance was poor for all groups of patients studied. In the patient whose first pregnancy was ectopic, total reproductive performance was complicated by an increased risk of a repeat ectopic pregnancy. The incidence of repeat ectopic pregnancy was 11.2%. The average interval between ectopic pregnancies was 2.83 years; 80% of the repeat pregnancies occurred within 4 years of the first ectopic episode. Obstetric outcome was likely to be poor after the second ectopic pregnancy.

PIP: A study was conducted to assess the possible obstetric future for patients with at least 1 incidence of ectopic pregnancy. The study involved 347 cases of ectopic pregnancy. Comparison was made among patients who had 1 such pregnancy, patients whose 1st pregnancy was extrauterine, and patients with repeat ectopic pregnancies. The most common site of ectopic pregnancy was the uterine tube. The left tube was more often affected in patients with a single ectopic pregnancy; the right tube more often in repeat cases. Most patients were in their 30s when the ectopic pregnancy occurred. There was a higher incidence of repeat ectopic pregnancies among low parity women. For repeat patients, all had experienced rupture the 1st time. Treatment was most often either salpingectomy or salpingectomy with cornual resection. There were no characteristic differences between women with 1 and women who experienced repeat ectopic pregnancies. The obstetrics outlook, performance, and prospects for a viable infant were poor for patients with an experienced ectopic pregnancy.