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Evaluation of Comfort Levels of Patient and Ergonomics of the Dental Surgeon during Manual Scaling under Both Proprioceptive Derivative Concept and Conventional Approach: A Cross-sectional Study
Introduction: The important components that contribute to
successful dental care are maximum accessibility, visibility,
comfort, and control over clinical processes. Dental practitioners
are more prone to developing musculoskeletal disorders due to
awkward working postures. To minimise all these risk factors,
a new concept called Proprioceptive Derivative (PD) has come
into existence.
Aim: The main aim of this study was to evaluate the comfort
levels of the patient and ergonomics of the dental professional
in the PD approach and conventional approach.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted
in which manual scaling was performed by 20 dentists on 120
patients using the PD concept and conventional concept. A
13-item questionnaire was distributed among the patients and
clinicians to record their perceptions of comfort levels, clinicians’
treatment satisfaction levels, and the time needed to complete
the procedure after mastering the PD concept. In indepedent
sample t-test was use to compare the responses among the
two groups. p≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The comfort levels of the clinician (q1) during treatment
in the conventional approach, with a mean value of 2.96±0.69,
were significantly lower than in the PD approach, with a mean
value of 3.46±0.85 (p<0.001). However, from the perspective of
the patients, the mean comfort levels using the conventional
strategy were 2.61±1.03, while using the PD approach, it was
2.85±1.11, which was not statistically significant (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The clinicians had more ergonomic benefits and
improved time factors under the PD concept. By following the
work postures according to the PD concept, clinicians can avoid
musculoskeletal discomfort, which is beneficial to all clinicians
and can increase the longevity of their clinical practice