ReviewInternational dental journal2013
Carpal tunnel syndrome - an occupational hazard facing dentistry.
Review in International dental journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Development and Performance of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Deep Learning Model Designed for Evaluating Dental Ergonomics.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Carpal tunnel syndrome.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024Review
- Occupational Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: a scoping review of causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, and intervention strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Carpal tunnel syndrome in dentists compared to other populations: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan.PloS one · 2023Article
- Prevalence of First Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Dentists in Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2022Article
- Normative Hand Strength of Healthcare Industry Workers in Central Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomic practice among dentists in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2019Article
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- Carpal tunnel syndrome among laboratory technicians in relation to personal and ergonomic factors at work.Journal of occupational health · 2017Article
- Evaluation of upper extremity-related musculoskeletal disorder of dental students using hand scalers of three different dimensions: A clinical study.Journal of Indian Society of PeriodontologyArticle
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe authors wished to evaluate the comprehensive literature on carpal tunnel syndrome to discover work specific to carpal tunnel syndrome among dentists in order to determine whether there is any correlation with dentists having a higher prevalence of its occurrence.
methodsA review of dental literature involving carpal tunnel syndrome was undertaken. Details appearing in the literature before 1995 was reviewed in a comprehensive manner and the literature after 1995 were reviewed electronically.
resultsThe prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome is higher in dental professionals involved in various aspects of dental specialties.
conclusionsAbnormal postures, including muscle imbalances, muscle necrosis, trigger points, hypomobile joints, nerve compression and spinal disk herniation or degeneration may result in serious detrimental physiological changes in the body. These changes often result in pain, injury or possible neuroskeletal disorders. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Dentists have an increased risk of carpal tunnel syndrome and precautions and care should be exercised to prevent detrimental irreversible changes occurring.
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