Exercise prescriptions to prevent musculoskeletal disorders in dentists.

Since the number of dental patients is increasing day by day dentists are forced to spend longer times in dental chairs. This is increasing the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in dentists. This article reviews the mechanisms causing musculoskeletal disorders among dentists and also covers the exercises that can be done to prevent them.

Correlation of masseter muscle thickness and intermolar width - an ultrasonography study.

Background: To determine the association between the thickness of masseter muscle and the maxillary dental arch width. To explore the influence of gender on masseter muscle thickness.

Materials & Methods: Seventy subjects (35 females and 35 males) of age 18 to 25 years were selected for the study based on class I molar relationship.