Evaluating the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Neck Pain in Dental Hygiene Students

Conclusion: Fifty percent of the participants experienced cervical neck pain when exceeding a forward neck flexion of more than 20° during a manual scaling procedure. The shoulder/trapezius and cervical regions were most frequently identified as the location of pain or problems. An early prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in was observed in this sample population of dental hygiene students.PMID:33875531
Source: Journal of Dental Hygiene - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research