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- The study examined pneumoconiosis rates among dental technicians (DTP) and identified risk factors.
- Nearly 10.1% of the 893 dental technicians studied were found to have pneumoconiosis, with a significantly higher prevalence among males and those exposed to sandblasting.
- The findings highlight the need for regular health screenings to detect pneumoconiosis early, emphasizing its importance as an occupational disease in the dental field.
Article Abstract
Objectives: To explore the rate of pneumoconiosis in dental technicians (DTP) and to evaluate the risk factors.
Material And Methods: Data of 893 dental technicians, who were admitted to our hospital in the period January 2007-May 2012, from 170 dental laboratories were retrospectively examined. Demographic data, respiratory symptoms, smoking status, work duration, working fields, exposure to sandblasting, physical examination findings, chest radiographs, pulmonary function tests and high-resolution computed tomography results were evaluated.
Results: Dental technicians' pneumoconiosis rate was 10.1% among 893 cases. The disease was more common among males and in those exposed to sandblasting who had 77-fold higher risk of DTP. The highest profusion subcategory was 3/+ (according to the International Labour Organization (ILO) 2011 standards) and the large opacity rate was 13.3%.
Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, it was the largest DTP case series (N = 893/90) in the literature in English. Health screenings should be performed regularly for the early diagnosis of pneumoconiosis, which is an important occupational disease for dental technicians.
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