A Survey of Neck Pain among Dentists of the Lebanese Community

Table 7

Correlation between muscle pain and pain-related characteristics.

		Muscular pain due to dental practice		value	OR	95% CI
		No	Yes
Regular exercise	No	6	191	<0.001	0.085	0.035–0.208
		13.3%	64.3%
	Yes	39	106
		86.7%	35.7%
Experiencing pain using vibrating instruments	No	43	146	<0.001	22.236	5.290–93.469
		95.6%	49.2%
	Yes	2	151
		4.4%	50.8%
Cervical flexion for better vision while working	No	13	32	<0.001	3.364	1.602–7.063
		28.9%	10.8%
	Yes	32	265
		71.1%	89.2%
Are you familiar with the ergonomic posture to perform clinical procedures in your dental practice?	No	3	85	0.002	0.178	0.054–0.590
		6.7%	28.6%
	Yes	42	212
		93.3%	71.4%