Jaoude S Bou, Naaman N, Nehme E, Gebeily J, Daou M
Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2017 Aug;20(8):1002-1009. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_401_16.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and identify their associated factors among a group of Lebanese dentists.
A total of 314 Lebanese, dentists completed an anonymous questionnaire that focused on occupational health problems. This study was approved by the ethics committee of Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon. The statistical analyses were performed using SPSS for windows. The alpha error was set to 0.05.
The mean age of the participants was 39.2 (±11.66) years. The results showed that 61.5% of the surveyed dentists complained of spinal pain: 31.6% of cervical pain, 22.3% of lumbar pain and 13.0% of dorsal pain. Moreover, the pain was continuous in 20.7% and, occasional in 65.8%. Our statistics showed that 7.6% had a problem with the carpal tunnel. A total of 22.3% suffered from tendinitis and 9.2% from arthritis of shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. The frequency of headaches was 30.6%. Concerning sports activity, 49.7% practiced it occasionally and 3.6% did so frequently.
The occurrence of musculoskeletal pain in the upper extremities is a serious concern that affects Lebanese dentists. Most of them often complained of tendinitis and headaches because they do not practice sports; thus, encouraging them to practice sports may reduce or solve such health problems. Issuing brochures that include exercises to perform and hiring trained assistants could help reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Finally, these occupational health problems should be highlighted at all clinical and research symposia to increase awareness.
本研究旨在评估黎巴嫩一组牙医中肌肉骨骼疾病的患病率，并确定其相关因素。
共有314名黎巴嫩牙医填写了一份关于职业健康问题的匿名问卷。本研究获得了黎巴嫩贝鲁特圣约瑟夫大学伦理委员会的批准。使用SPSS for windows进行统计分析。α错误设定为0.05。
参与者的平均年龄为39.2（±11.66）岁。结果显示，61.5%的受访牙医抱怨有脊柱疼痛：31.6%为颈部疼痛，22.3%为腰部疼痛，13.0%为背部疼痛。此外，20.7%的疼痛为持续性，65.8%为偶尔性。我们的统计数据显示，7.6%的人患有腕管综合征。共有22.3%的人患有肌腱炎，9.2%的人患有肩部、肘部、腕部和手部关节炎。头痛的发生率为30.6%。关于体育活动，49.7%的人偶尔进行体育活动，3.6%的人经常进行。
上肢肌肉骨骼疼痛的发生是影响黎巴嫩牙医的一个严重问题。他们中的大多数人经常抱怨肌腱炎和头痛，因为他们不进行体育活动；因此，鼓励他们进行体育活动可能会减少或解决此类健康问题。发放包含锻炼方法的宣传册并雇佣受过训练的助手有助于降低肌肉骨骼疾病的风险。最后，应在所有临床和研究研讨会上强调这些职业健康问题，以提高认识。
