Prevalence of Upper Extremity Neuropathy in a Clinical Dentist Population

Dental Ergonomics to Combat Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Review

“…They recorded 294 dentists (29% of the total) with symptoms of peripheral neuropathy; 46% of that group located the problem in the neck. Overall, 16% of that group reported constant symptoms, and 41% had symptoms while working [24]. Neck pain, therefore, appears to be pervasive, and dentists are not taking activity breaks that could potentially reduce symptoms.…”

HETA 98-0032-2795, Indian Health Service Dental Clinics, Arizona.

“…Cervical neuropathy was found in 46% of those, with neuropathy defined as "altered sensation" (which included pain, numbness, tingling, or loss of muscle function, with pain being the most commonly reported symptom). 38 Although the Milerad and Ekenvall paper only studied dentists, assistants at the IHS perform many tasks that are traditionally reserved for dentists, such as filling teeth. In this study, many of the risk factors found were applicable to all dental employees at the IHS.…”

Thoracic outlet syndrome: A case with scalene muscle hypertropy who was followed by a long time in the diagnosis of cervical discopathy

“…[10] Stockstill çalışmasında diş hekimlerinin pratiklerinde omuz abduksiyonu ve dış rotasyonuna çalışmaları sırasında sıklıkla gereksinim duymalarının TOS için risk oluşturduğunu bildirmişlerdir. [11] Bizim olgumuzda güreş sporuna bağlı omuz ve skalen kas gurubunun sık kullanımı ile gelişen hipertrofinin nörovasküler yapıya bası yaptığı düşünülmüştür.…”