Source avec lien : Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 61(11), 2019/11/01. 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001702
Il existe peu de recherches sur l’évaluation des risques professionnels liés à l’appareil respiratoire chez le personnel dentaire aux États-Unis. Le personnel dentaire peut être exposé à des produits chimiques, des poussières, des particules en suspension dans l’air et à des composites. Le but de cette étude était d’évaluer la fonction pulmonaire des dentistes par rapport aux témoins afin de déterminer si la profession dentaire est associée à une diminution de la fonction pulmonaire.
Objective: Minimal research exists evaluating respiratory-related occupational hazards associated with dentistry in the United States. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pulmonary function of dentists as compared with controls. Methods: This is a case-control study evaluating pulmonary function in dentists versus controls. Outcomes included measurements of percent predicted FEV1 (FEV1%), percent of predicted FVC (FVC%), and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC). Results: Our findings indicate that dentists had a statistically significant lower percent predicted FEV1% (P < 0.05) and FVC% (P < 0.05) compared with controls. The prevalence of abnormal FVC% and FEV1% was greater among dentists, but only the increase in abnormal FEV1% approached significance. Conclusions: Dentists had lower percent predicted values for FVC% and FEV1% versus controls. More research is required to further investigate the association between the dental profession and pulmonary function in dentists. Consultez la page de l’article