Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40061710›Full record

ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2024

Evaluating Ergonomic Awareness in Dentistry: A Survey of Dental Students' Knowledge During Operative Procedures.

Maniarasu Kalaiarasi, Ramu Shobhana, Venkatachalam Prakash, Suresh Mitthra, H Shalini, Alagarsamy Venkatesh

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Maniarasu KalaiarasiDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ramu ShobhanaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Venkatachalam PrakashDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Suresh MitthraDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Potheri, Tamil Nadu, India.
H ShaliniDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Alagarsamy VenkateshDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: The research aimed to explore students' self-perceptions of their clinical work and identify challenges affecting their performance in restorative and endodontic treatments. Materials and Methods: The research was conducted among 157 dental students utilizing a self-designed, validated, closed-ended questionnaire. Results: The questionnaire received responses from 157 participants, including 88 undergraduates (UGs) and 69 postgraduates (PGs). Of these, 64% reported experiencing pain during clinical procedures, while 36% (n = 72) did not report any pain. Although 71.5% of students were aware of ergonomic posture, 28.5% of students were not. Despite this awareness, 64.5% of students found it challenging to maintain proper ergonomic postures while performing clinical tasks. Conclusion: Although most students know ergonomic postures, many struggle to maintain them during clinical procedures. Incorporating dental ergonomics into the curriculum is crucial to improving students' well-being and efficiency.

Indexed as

Dental professionalsdentistryergonomicsmusculoskeletal disordersWMSDs

Identifiers

PMID40061710
PMCPMC11888667

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-SA
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.