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Hearing loss and the high speed dental handpiece

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  • Zubick, H.H.
  • Tolentino, A.T.
  • Boffa, J.

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A pure tone air conduction audiometric evaluation was administered to 137 dentists and 80 physicians. The physicians were found to have better hearing threshold levels, notably in the 4000Hz center frequency range. The left ear of right handed dentists showed a greater loss of hearing ostensibly related to proximity to the noise source. Dental specialists showed a loss pattern similar to those of the general dentists. The findings suggest that there may be a cause and effect relationship between hearing loss and use of the highspeed dental handpiece.

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  • Zubick, H.H. & Tolentino, A.T. & Boffa, J., 1980. "Hearing loss and the high speed dental handpiece," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 70(6), pages 633-635.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.70.6.633_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.70.6.633
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    1. Michael Dierickx & Suzanne Verschraegen & Els Wierinck & Guy Willems & Astrid van Wieringen, 2021. "Noise Disturbance and Potential Hearing Loss Due to Exposure of Dental Equipment in Flemish Dentists," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-13, May.
    2. Ik-Hwan Kim & Hyeonmin Cho & Je Seon Song & Wonse Park & Yooseok Shin & Ko Eun Lee, 2022. "Assessment of Real-Time Active Noise Control Devices in Dental Treatment Conditions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-11, August.

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