High and specialty-related musculoskeletal disorders afflict dental professionals even since early training years

• Main Authors: Jianru YI (Author), Xiangxiang Hu (Author), Boxi Yan (Author), Wei Zheng (Author), Yu Li (Author), Zhihe Zhao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine how early musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) develop in dental professionals and to explore the potential differences among distinct dental specialties. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 271 dental postgraduates majoring in five dental specialties were recruited, i.e., orthodontics, prosth...