Motion analysis in the field of dentistry: a kinematic comparison of dentists and orthodontists

Objectives: To conduct a kinematic comparison of occupational posture in orthodontists and dentists in their workplace. Design: Observational study. Setting: Dentist surgeries and departments of orthodontics at university medical centres in Germany. Participants: A representative sample of 21 (10 female, 11 male) dentists (group G1) and 21 (13 female, 8 male) orthodontists (G2) with one male dropout in G2. Outcome measures: The CUELA (computer-assisted acquisition and long-term analysis of musculoskeletal loads) system was used to analyse occupational posture. Parallel to the recording through the CUELA system, a software-supported analysis of the activities performed (I: treatment; II: off…