High and specialty-related musculoskeletal disorders afflict dental professionals even since early training years

OBJECTIVE: To determine how early musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) develop in dental professionals and to explore the potential differences among distinct dental specialties. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 271 dental postgraduates majoring in five dental specialties were recruited, i.e., orthodontics, pros...

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Main Authors: Jianru YI, Xiangxiang Hu, Boxi Yan, Wei Zheng, Yu Li, Zhihe Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572013000400376&lng=en&tlng=en