Evidence Based Analysis on Neck and Low Back Pain among Dental Practitioners- A Systematic Review.

Authors :: AlOtaibi F
Nayfeh FMM
Alhussein JI
Alturki NA
Alfawzan AA
Source :: Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences [J Pharm Bioallied Sci] 2022 Jul; Vol. 14 (Suppl 1), pp. S897-S902. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 13.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: This systematic review was undertaken to assess neck and back pain in dental practitioners. Published articles from 2015 onwards were explored in search engines of Pubmed, Medline, Scopus and Journal of web for outcomes of neck and back pain in dental practitioners. A total of 13 articles were reviewed, after carefully considering the eligibility criteria. The prevalence of neck and back pain was considerably higher, with neck pain occurrence ranging from 13.02% to 84.6% and back pain observed in 15.7% - 88.9% of reviewed studies. A higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was observed stressing appropriate interventional measures to reduce the same.<br />Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences.)

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