title: Evaluation of ergonomic dental stools through clinical simulation.
abstract: Work-related musculoskeletal pain occurs commonly within the dental community. Three stool designs were utilized in this study: a standard dental stool, a stool with dual arm supports, and a stool with dual arm supports and chest support. Electromyographic data from four muscle groups were collected on 13 clinicians during a simulated crown preparation procedure. Clinical simulation suggests that a potential musculoskeletal benefit to the clinician exists through utilization of dental stool designs which incorporate static arm supports.
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Parsell
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Cobb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001415:Back / Q000502:physiology; D003442:Crowns; D003748:Dental Equipment; D004576:Electromyography; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013131:Spine / Q000502:physiology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013909:Thorax / Q000502:physiology