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J DAVID CHAUSSE. 1964. [CURRENT RHEUMATOLOGICAL DATA].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14207828/
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Occupational health risks are present in every profession. This article reviews 4 commonly mentioned conditions that might be health risks in orthodontics and dentistry--musculoskeletal problems, carpal tunnel syndrome, dermatoses and allergies, and psychosocial problems--and compares the reported prevalence rates with data from the American Association of Orthodontists Long-Term Disability Insurance Plan. There is an estimated 3.56% prevalence of long-term disability among orthodontists. The expected and actual specific conditions affecting orthodontists could differ from those of the general public or of general dentists and do not appear to equate with self-reported surveys. Suggestions for improved reporting are made. Orthodontists appear to be quite healthy compared with other insured populations and the general public. Most long-term disabilities among orthodontists appear to be chronic illnesses and not repetitive injuries or specific occupational hazards.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the sensitivity of median sensory nerve conduction tests performed by stimulating digital branches in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. DESIGN: A prospective study in 506 hands of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosed electrophysiologically. RESULTS: The sensitivity of median sensory nerve conduction tests across the first three digit-to-wrist segments and palm-to-wrist segment was determined. The most common abnormal electrophysiologic finding was the slowing of sensory nerve conduction velocity over the palm-to-wrist segment, which was detected in 98.5% of the hands. Slowing of sensory nerve conduction velocity over the digit 1-, 2-, and 3-to-wrist segments of the median nerve was found in 95.4%, 88%, and 82% of the hands, respectively. CONCLUSION: The sensory nerve conduction velocity test of the digit 1-to-wrist segment has the most sensitivity among the three digital branches of the median sensory nerve, and it may be used more widely in the electrodiagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.