Nerve conduction and sensorineural function in dental hygienists using high frequency ultrasound handpieces

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 313-326

  Cherniack, M ^a   Brammer, A J ^a,b   Nilsson, T ^c   Lundstrom, R ^d   Meyer, J D ^a   Morse, T ^a   Neely, G ^e   Peterson, D ^a   Toppila, E ^f   Warren, N ^a   Atwood Sanders, M ^a   Michalak Turcotte, C ^a   Abbas, U ^a   Bruneau, H ^a   Croteau, M ^a   Fu, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^f FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dental hygienists; Sensory nerve conduction velocity; Ultrasonics; Vibrotactile threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DEMYELINATION; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL STUDENT; DEVICE; FEMALE; FINGER; FINGER TIP INJURY; FORCE SENSITIVE RESISTOR; HAND FUNCTION; HAND PALM; HAND PARESTHESIA; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION DISORDER; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOUCH; ULTRASOUND; VIBRATION SENSE; VIBROTACTILE PERCEPTION THRESHOLD; WRIST;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PARESTHESIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; ULNAR NERVE; ULTRASONICS; VIBRATION;

EID: 33646056354     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20288     Document Type: Article

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