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Effects of prismatic glasses including optometric correction on head and neck kinematics, perceived exertion and comfort during dental work in the oral cavity - A randomised controlled intervention

In English

Författare

  • A. Lindegard
  • M. Gustafsson
  • Gert-Åke Hansson

Summary, in English

Aim: To quantify the effects of using prismatic glasses including optometric correction, on head and neck kinematics, perceived exertion and comfort, during work in the oral cavity. Methods: The study population consisted of forty-five participants. After a basic ergonomic education, baseline measurements of head and neck kinematics were made using inclinometers. Perceived exertion and comfort were rated by the participants. An intervention group (n = 25), selected at random from the participants, received prismatic glasses and optometric correction when needed and were compared with a control group (n = 20). Follow up assessments were made after the intervention. Results: At follow up there was a reduction in both the intervention group (8.7 degrees) and in the control group (3.6 degrees) regarding head flexion. Neck flexion was reduced by 8.2 degrees in the intervention group and 3.3 degrees in the control group. The difference between the intervention and the control groups, i.e. the effect of the intervention, was statistically significant for both head (5.1 degrees; p = 0.009) and neck (4.9 degrees; p = 0.045) flexion. No effect of the intervention was seen regarding perceived exertion and comfort. Conclusion: The reduction in head and neck flexion achieved by the prismatic glasses is likely to reduce the risk of neck pain during dental work. The effect of the prismatic lenses could not be separated from the effect of the optometric correction. The possible effect of the ergonomic education was not evaluated. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd and The Ergonomics Society. All rights reserved.

Publiceringsår

2012

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

246-253

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Applied Ergonomics

Volym

43

Issue

1

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Elsevier

Ämne

  • Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Nyckelord

  • Head
  • Neck
  • Inclinometry
  • Dental ergonomics

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1872-9126