Neuropathy in female dental personnel exposed to high frequency vibrations.

Abstract

Objective-To evaluate early neuropathy in dental personnel exposed to high frequency vibrations.

Occupational Health Problems in Modern Dentistry: A Review

“…It is important therefore, that appropriate measures be taken to reduce the release of residual gas during dental anesthesia, all of which have been described elsewhere 61) . Mild neuropathy among dental personnel has been shown to be associated with exposure to high frequency vibrations from dental equipment 100) , particularly low and high speed hand pieces and ultrasonic scalers. This condition was previously shown to manifest as diminished sensitivity of the fingertips in a study of Flemish dentists 5) .…”

Atividade ocupacional e prevalência de dor osteomuscular em cirurgiões-dentistas de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil: contribuição ao debate sobre os distúrbios osteomusculares relacionados ao trabalho

“…O acometimento de mais de um local, simultaneamente, oscila bastante, sendo descritas taxas que variam de 51 a 90% para o pescoço e ombro (Milerad & Ekenvall, 1990;Rundcrantz et al, 1991aRundcrantz et al, , 1991b e de 30 a 72% para esses dois segmentos mais a região lombar (Rundcrantz et al, 1991a;Mandel, 1993). Alguns trabalhos encontraram maior freqüência de sintomas entre os dentistas quando comparados com a população geral (Kelsey, 1982;Letho et al, 1990) ou com outros profissionais de saúde (Akesson et al, 1995;Doorn, 1995). A chance de apresentar sintomas osteomusculares foi 12 vezes maior em cirurgiões-dentistas quando comparados aos profissionais de farmácia, em um estudo na Suécia (Milerad & Ekenvall, 1990).…”

Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among physical therapists

“…The physical aspect of work associated with a profession has been reported as the risk factor for developing such work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMD) [2,3]. By far, low back pain (LBP) is the most frequently reported WRMD [4].…”

“…By far, low back pain (LBP) is the most frequently reported WRMD [4]. Health care professions like nursing, dentistry and physical therapy (PT) have been identified at risk for development of the WRMD due to risk factors like heavy physical work; repeated lifting and handling of loads; overstrained and awkward postures in the form of bending; twisting; repetitiveness of different joint movements; use of high frequency vibration tools; psychological stress and prolonged static body position [2,3,5,6].…”