Practices and Attitudes of Dental Loupes and Their Relationship to Musculoskeletal Disorders among Dental Practitioners

Table 5

Participant prevalence of musculoskeletal pain related to dentistry.

Body part	Previous pain, ache, or discomfort, N (%)	Pain, ache, or discomfort in the past 7 days, N (%)
Lower back	254 (63.5%)	144 (36%)
Neck	261 (65.25%)	128 (32%)
Shoulder	185 (46.25%)	75 (18.75%)
Elbow	93 (23.25%)	31 (7.75%)
Wrist	133 (33.25%)	38 (9.5%)
Upper back	164 (41%)	82 (20.5%)
Hip	83 (20.75%)	44 (11%)
Knee	73 (18.25%)	49 (12.25%)
Feet	54 (13.5%)	32 (8%)