The Combination of Different Ergonomic Supports during Dental Procedures Reduces the Muscle Activity of the Neck and Shoulder
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Instrumentation
2.4. Procedures
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Muscle | Task | ICC (IC 95%) | SEM | %SEM |
---|---|---|---|---|
UT | Drilling | 0.992 (0.982; 0.996) | 0.14 | 2.3 |
Filling | 0.972 (0.938; 0.987) | 0.59 | 6.4 | |
Polishing | 0.990 (0.977; 0.995) | 0.32 | 2.6 | |
LD | Drilling | 0.966 (0.925; 0.984) | 0.06 | 4.6 |
Filling | 0.992 (0.982; 0.996) | 0.04 | 2.2 | |
Polishing | 0.977 (0.950; 0.990) | 0.07 | 3.8 | |
AD | Drilling | 0.994 (0.986; 0.997) | 0.27 | 2.7 |
Filling | 0.999 (0.998; 1.000) | 0.07 | 0.7 | |
Polishing | 0.977 (0.950; 0.990) | 0.33 | 3.5 |
Muscle | Task | CS Mean (SD) | ES Mean (SD) | ML Mean (SD) | ES & ML Mean (SD) | Significance | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wilks’ Lambda | F Statistic | p-Value | ||||||
UT | D | 8.30 (5.28) | 6.08 (3.8) | 4.17 (2.64) | 0.84 (0.53) | 0.235 | F3.33 = 35.82 | <0.001 |
F | 11.97 (7.61) | 8.94 (5.66) | 5.76 (3.64) | 1.09 (0.68) | 0.268 | F3.33 = 30.06 | <0.001 | |
P | 15.80 (9.96) | 11.31 (7.17) | 7.04 (4.46) | 1.10 (0.69) | 0.277 | F3.33 = 28.72 | <0.001 | |
LD | D | 1.94 (1.24) | 2.08 (1.40) | 1.52 (0.97) | 0.36 (0.23) | 0.280 | F3.33 = 28.32 | <0.001 |
F | 2.66 (1.72) | 2.52 (1.61) | 1.58 (1.01) | 0.37 (0.24) | 0.235 | F3.33 = 35.87 | <0.001 | |
P | 2.57 (1.66) | 2.38 (1.54) | 1.91 (1.18) | 0.36 (0.24) | 0.225 | F3.33 = 37.88 | <0.001 | |
AD | D | 13.18 (8.53) | 12.29 (7.95) | 7.92 (5.13) | 0.35 (0.23) | 0.284 | F3.33 = 27.68 | <0.001 |
F | 13.17 (8.54) | 13.93 (9.01) | 11.29 (7.31) | 0.36 (0.22) | 0.272 | F3.33 = 29.38 | <0.001 | |
P | 12.37 (8.00) | 13.12 (8.48) | 0.71 (0.46) | 0.36 (0.24) | 0.276 | F3.33 = 28.90 | <0.001 |
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García-Vidal, J.A.; López-Nicolás, M.; Sánchez-Sobrado, A.C.; Escolar-Reina, M.P.; Medina-Mirapeix, F.; Bernabeu-Mora, R. The Combination of Different Ergonomic Supports during Dental Procedures Reduces the Muscle Activity of the Neck and Shoulder. J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8, 1230. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081230
García-Vidal JA, López-Nicolás M, Sánchez-Sobrado AC, Escolar-Reina MP, Medina-Mirapeix F, Bernabeu-Mora R. The Combination of Different Ergonomic Supports during Dental Procedures Reduces the Muscle Activity of the Neck and Shoulder. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019; 8(8):1230. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081230
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcía-Vidal, José A., Manuel López-Nicolás, Ana C. Sánchez-Sobrado, María P. Escolar-Reina, Francesc Medina-Mirapeix, and Roberto Bernabeu-Mora. 2019. "The Combination of Different Ergonomic Supports during Dental Procedures Reduces the Muscle Activity of the Neck and Shoulder" Journal of Clinical Medicine 8, no. 8: 1230. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081230