STUDY OF THE FREQUENCY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG DENTISTS
Abstract:
The purpose of our study was to determine the presence of musculoskeletal disorders among dentists in Romania. The study involved 100 dentists who filled out a questionnaire that included a demographic part and a part represented by Nordic questionnaire for musculoskeletal disorders. Age of participants was between 25 and 78 years old, and 89% of participants presented musculoskeletal disorders. The most commonly affected areas were the lower back (69%), neck region (55%), shoulder region (48%). Strong and statistically significant correlations were obtained for: constantly playing sports and the number of affected areas, disorder frequency for shoulder, hip/thigh, ankle/foot and age. The results show the need to adopt systematic ergonomic measures, accompanied by constantly playing sports for maintaining optimal health and a long professional career.
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