Aboalshamat Khalid, Daoud Ola, Mahmoud Lina Ayman, Attal Sakina, Alshehri Rahaf, Bin Othman Duaa, Alzahrani Reem
Dental Public Health Division, Preventative Dentistry Department, College of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Medicine and Medical Science Research Center, Deanship of Scientific Research, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Dent. 2020 Jul 30;2020:8828709. doi: 10.1155/2020/8828709. eCollection 2020.
A dental loupe is a tool used by many dentists and dental students to improve visual field and performance. This study aims to assess the practices and attitudes about dental magnification loupes and their relationship to musculoskeletal disorders.
A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 400 dental students and dentists in four dental colleges in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The mean age was 28.35 years (SD = 8.50), and 56% of the participants were male. Also, 70.75% were students or interns, while 29.25% were dentists. Data gathering was conducted using a questionnaire that was composed of four sections: demographic, magnification devices usage, attitude toward dental loupes, and the Nordic questionnaire to assess musculoskeletal disorders.
A total of 66% of participants had used dental magnification tools before, but only 12.25% were using dental loupes at the time of the study. The main reported advantages of dental loupes were comfort in vision (59.25%) and improved work accuracy (53%), while the main disadvantage was difficulty in visual measurement (28.5%). A total of 73.25% reported that price was the main barrier to the use of dental loupes. Lower back (63.5%), neck (65.25%), and shoulder (46.25%) pain were the most frequently reported areas of discomfort. There was a significant relationship (<0.05) between the use of dental loupes and lowered levels of reported discomfort in the lower back, neck, shoulders, elbows, upper back, and feet.
There are few dental professionals who use dental loupes in Saudi Arabia. There was a significant relationship between dental loupes use and reduction of musculoskeletal disorders among dental students and dentists.
牙科放大镜是许多牙医和牙科学生用于改善视野和工作表现的工具。本研究旨在评估关于牙科放大放大镜的使用习惯和态度及其与肌肉骨骼疾病的关系。
在沙特阿拉伯吉达的四所牙科学院对400名牙科学生和牙医进行了一项横断面研究。平均年龄为28.35岁（标准差=8.50），56%的参与者为男性。此外，70.75%为学生或实习生，29.25%为牙医。使用一份由四个部分组成的问卷收集数据：人口统计学、放大设备使用情况、对牙科放大镜的态度以及用于评估肌肉骨骼疾病的北欧问卷。
共有66%的参与者以前使用过牙科放大工具，但在研究时只有12.25%的人使用牙科放大镜。报告的牙科放大镜的主要优点是视觉舒适（59.25%）和工作准确性提高（53%），而主要缺点是视觉测量困难（28.5%）。共有73.25%的人报告价格是使用牙科放大镜的主要障碍。下背部（63.5%）、颈部（65.25%）和肩部（46.25%）疼痛是最常报告的不适部位。使用牙科放大镜与下背部、颈部、肩部、肘部、上背部和足部报告的不适程度降低之间存在显著关系（<0.05）。
在沙特阿拉伯，很少有牙科专业人员使用牙科放大镜。牙科学生和牙医使用牙科放大镜与肌肉骨骼疾病的减少之间存在显著关系。
