Ophthalmologic examination in dental school students and its relationship with the use of dental curing light
Objective: We determined the ophthalmic diagnostic of dental students at the University del Valle (Cali, Colombia), and compared the findings of ophthalmologic evaluation in a group of students previously exposed to the use of the curing light in clinical practice, and other group of students not e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad del Valle
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Estomatologâia |
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| Online Access: | https://entornogeografico.univalle.edu.co/index.php/revista_estomatologia/article/view/5711 |
| Summary: | Objective: We determined the ophthalmic diagnostic of dental students at the University del Valle (Cali, Colombia), and compared the findings of ophthalmologic evaluation in a group of students previously exposed to the use of the curing light in clinical practice, and other group of students not exposed to it.
Methods: It was implemented a survey by interview to report possible diseases, accidents and variables related to ocular pathology, including the use of curing lamp. Additional to this, it was performed an electroretinography, a photograph of eye fundus and a complete ophthalmological examination to each student.
Results: It was not found a statistically significant association between injury and exposure to the lamp, but there was a trend towards a higher percentage of ninth-semester students who presented some kind of ocular pathology, compared with students coursing fifth semester.
Conclusion: It is important to continue promoting and increasing knowledge about biosafety standards in dental students, dentists, assistants and patients, and give continuity to interdisciplinary work like this, which worked in a complementary manner with ophthalmologists. Further studies are recommended in the same population, after a period longer than two years.
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| ISSN: | 0121-3873 2248-7220 |