Work Related Complaints among Dentists
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.317Abstract
The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of neck pain, shoulder pain and back pain
among dentists and to assess the risk factors affecting them.
Sixty-eight dentists from Dharan and Biratnagar were interviewed using pretested questionnaires
in January 2006. Back pain was the most common complaint affecting almost 80% of the study
population, followed by neck pain (58.8%) and shoulder pain (47%). The frequency of shoulder
pain among female dentists was nearly double that of males (P=0.009). The mean days of neck pain
among males was significantly higher as compared to females (P=0.048). The study suggests that
musculoskeletal complaints are commonamongdentists,thoughtheyarenot of severenature.There
is a scope forfurtherdecreasingtheprevalence andseverityofthesedisordersbyperformingregular
specific exercises.
Key words: back pain, dentists, neck pain, shoulder pain
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