Dental Loupes in Pediatric Dentistry Practice Affect Ergonomic Posture (ergonomy)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ergonomics; Pediatric Dentistry; Musculoskeletal Diseases

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06799585

2023/251

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the effect of wearing DL on the working posture of pediatric dentists.

Full description

In pulpotomy procedures performed with DL in 23 patients and without DL in 23 patients, photographs will taken at a total of 3 times in each patient: at the beginning of the procedure, 15th and 30th minutes. The working postures of the clinicians will analyzed using the Modified-Dental Operator Posture Assessment Instrument (M-DOPAI) method through these photographs.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 8 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• indication for pulpotomy in the mandibular right second primary molar,
• 3 (positive)- 4 (definitely positive) according to the Frankl Behavior Scale,
• parents volunteered to participate in the study and signed the informed consent form,
• did not have any systemic disease or disability.

Exclusion criteria

• contraindication for pulpotomy in the mandibular right second primary molar
• 2 (negative)- 1 (definitely negative) according to the Frankl Behavior Scale

Trial design

46 participants in 2 patient groups

pulpotomy procedures performed with Dental Loupe

Description:

Treatment appointments were set to be at the first hour of the day to ensure standardization for each patient. The physicians worked with the same patient chair, physician chair, and DL.

pulpotomy procedures performed without Dental Loupe

Description:

Treatment appointments were set to be at the first hour of the day to ensure standardization for each patient. The physicians worked with the same patient chair, physician chair, without DL.