1Intern, Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Swati Patnaik, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O ’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, e-mail: swatiptnk88@gmail.com
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
Injuries or pain in the human musculoskeletal system, ligaments, muscles and nerves are called musculoskeletal disorders or MSDs. With the ever-increasing sophistication involved in treatment and the need of affluent precision in the field of dentistry, both patient expectations and simultaneously the time involved in procedures are increasing. This leads to prolonged muscle imbalances in the dental professionals due to awkward postures, repetitive motions, stresses, forceful exertions and various psychological factors also, resulting in stressed shortened muscle becoming ischemic and painful. This proliferative and infiltrative process can affect the tissue badly. Reviews and articles around the world have given us a vast spectrum of ideas about how MSDs effect dental practitioners. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence, causes and simultaneously the prevention of Musculoskeletal disorders in dentistry.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), Prolonged Static Postures (PSPs), prevalence of MSDs, prevention of MSDs, Conclusion
