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ArticlePain research & management2023

A Survey of Neck Pain among Dentists of the Lebanese Community.

Abed AlRaouf Kawtharani, Ali Msheik, Fadi Salman, Ali Haj Younes, Ammar Chemeisani

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Article in Pain research & management, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abed AlRaouf KawtharaniInternal Medicine, Lebanese University, Faculty of Medicine, Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ali MsheikNeurological Surgery, Lebanese University, Faculty of Medicine, Hadath, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-4033-1985
Fadi SalmanGeneral Surgery, Lebanese University, Faculty of Medicine, Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ali Haj YounesObstetrics and Gynecology, Lebanese University, Faculty of Medicine, Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ammar ChemeisaniNeurological Surgery, Lebanese University, Faculty of Medicine, Hadath, Lebanon.
Lebanese University · LB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Results: The majority of participants were between the ages of 25 and 35, and the gender distribution of the demographic distribution was comparable. The prevalence of pain was 86.8% (97/342 dentists). NDI analysis showed that 65.7% had mild disability, 12.8% have a moderate disability, and 1% had severe disability. Bivariate analysis showed that pain was affected by age ( Conclusion: This study showed that through the application of some strategies such as stretching, exercising, and being careful in using vibrating instruments, the dentist may be able to relieve the pain.

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Exercise TherapyNeck PainAdultDentistsHumansPostureSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID37007860
PMCPMC10063358
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