Kawtharani Abed AlRaouf, Chemeisani Ammar, Salman Fadi, Haj Younes Ali, Msheik Ali
Internal Medicine, Lebanese University Faculty of Medicine, Hadath, LBN.
Neurological Surgery, Lebanese University Faculty of Medicine, Hadath, LBN.
Cureus. 2023 Jan 10;15(1):e33609. doi: 10.7759/cureus.33609. eCollection 2023 Jan.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), notably neck pain, are important occupational health issues in the field of dentistry. Many studies were done worldwide to gather data about neck and back pain. They used different characteristics and risk factors. Other studies aimed to determine only the prevalence of neck and back problems among dentists. We aim to review the literature for research about the optimal factors to be assessed and the proper measures to be installed by dentists to prevent cervical pain and to be taught and shared with dental students. Such an aim requires a thorough review of the current condition. This is a brief review of the literature to shed light on the latest news on this topic. Research using keywords such as dentistry, neck pain, neck pain index, occupational pain, and dental specialties were used to skim the literature for related topics. Publications are considered based on their relevance to the topic. Topics related to other professions and pain induced by illnesses other than occupational factors are not included. The final conclusion shows that no final results were conducted regarding the optimal characteristics that the dentists should be using. Therefore, we recommend a study with an aim to determine the optimal factors to be used by dentists to prevent cervical pain and to be taught to dental students.
肌肉骨骼疾病（MSD），尤其是颈部疼痛，是牙科领域重要的职业健康问题。全球开展了许多研究来收集有关颈部和背部疼痛的数据。这些研究采用了不同的特征和风险因素。其他研究仅旨在确定牙医中颈部和背部问题的患病率。我们旨在回顾文献，以研究牙医应评估的最佳因素以及应采取的适当预防措施，以便传授给牙科学生并与之分享。这样的目标需要对当前状况进行全面回顾。这是一篇简要的文献综述，旨在揭示该主题的最新消息。使用诸如牙科、颈部疼痛、颈部疼痛指数、职业性疼痛和牙科专业等关键词进行研究，以浏览相关主题的文献。根据出版物与主题的相关性来考虑。不包括与其他职业相关的主题以及由非职业因素引起的疾病导致的疼痛。最终结论表明，关于牙医应采用的最佳特征尚未得出最终结果。因此，我们建议开展一项研究，旨在确定牙医用于预防颈部疼痛并传授给牙科学生的最佳因素。
