Stress, defined by Selye as the "non-specific response of the organism to every request made on it", is a psychophysical response that the organism implements with the aim of towards any event that life presents. Each individual reacts differently to stressful events. In particular, operators in the dental sector often find themselves in situations of high stress that are expressed through parafunctions. The objective of the present study is to measure the parafunctions through the stress perceived by the dental staff. A total of 46 subjects from the dental sector (dental hygienists and dentists) were involved, selected from students and professionals. The dia-BRUXO® wearable electromyograph (Biotech Novations, IT) was used for the parafunction instructions. A measurement time of ten hours was considered, to monitor both work and non-work phases. All subjects completed the task without difficulty. The measurements confirmed an increased level of stress during clinical practice with an average of 82.09 (±84) parafunctional activities over the eight hours of measurement. This is particularly true in the case of professionals who recorded an average of 97.4 (±85) and for male subjects who showed statistically superior parafunctional activity (p=0.002) to female colleagues respectively with 107,5 (±108.2) activity versus 63.4 (±57). Age and a previous diagnosis of bruxism appear to be important factors in the level of activity of the stomatognathic musculature. The study showed that dental practice leads to an increased level of stress in the dental team.
Lo stress, definito la prima volta da Selye come “risposta aspecifica dell’organismo ad ogni richiesta effettuata su di esso”, è una risposta psicofisica che l’organismo mette in atto con lo scopo di reagire verso qualsiasi evento che la vita presenta. Ogni individuo reagisce in maniera diversa agli eventi stressogeni. In particolare, gli operatori del settore odontoiatrico si trovano spesso sottoposti a situazioni di forte stress che vengono estrinsecate tramite parafunzioni. L’obiettivo del presente studio è quello di valutare lo stress percepito dallo staff odontoiatrico attraverso la misurazione delle parafunzioni durante la veglia. Sono stati coinvolti un totale di 46 soggetti del settore odontoiatrico (igienisti dentali e odontoiatri) selezionati fra studenti e professionisti. Per le misurazioni delle parafunzioni è stato utilizzato l’ettromiografo indossabile dia-BRUXO® (Biotech Novations, IT). È stato considerato un tempo di misurazione di dieci ore, per monitorare sia le fasi di lavoro che quelle di non lavoro. Tutti i soggetti hanno portato a termine le misurazioni senza difficoltà. Le rilevazioni hanno confermato un aumentato livello di stress durante la pratica clinica con una media di 82,09 (± 84) attività parafunzionali nell’arco delle otto ore di misurazione. Ciò è particolarmente vero nel caso dei professionisti che hanno registrato una media di 97,4 (± 85) e per i soggetti di sesso maschile che hanno mostrato un’attività parafunzionale statisticamente superiore (p=0,002) alle colleghe di sesso femminile rispettivamente con 107,5 (±108,2) attività contro le 63,4 (±57). L’età e una precedente diagnosi di bruxismo sembrano essere fattori importanti nel determinare il livello di attività della muscolatura stomatognatica. Lo studio ha dimostrato come l’attività odontoiatrica comporti un aumentato livello di stress nel team odontoiatrico.
Valutazione dello stress durante l’attività lavorativa nello staff odontoiatrico: uno studio clinico.
CHECCHIN, RICCARDO
2021/2022
Abstract
Stress, defined by Selye as the "non-specific response of the organism to every request made on it", is a psychophysical response that the organism implements with the aim of towards any event that life presents. Each individual reacts differently to stressful events. In particular, operators in the dental sector often find themselves in situations of high stress that are expressed through parafunctions. The objective of the present study is to measure the parafunctions through the stress perceived by the dental staff. A total of 46 subjects from the dental sector (dental hygienists and dentists) were involved, selected from students and professionals. The dia-BRUXO® wearable electromyograph (Biotech Novations, IT) was used for the parafunction instructions. A measurement time of ten hours was considered, to monitor both work and non-work phases. All subjects completed the task without difficulty. The measurements confirmed an increased level of stress during clinical practice with an average of 82.09 (±84) parafunctional activities over the eight hours of measurement. This is particularly true in the case of professionals who recorded an average of 97.4 (±85) and for male subjects who showed statistically superior parafunctional activity (p=0.002) to female colleagues respectively with 107,5 (±108.2) activity versus 63.4 (±57). Age and a previous diagnosis of bruxism appear to be important factors in the level of activity of the stomatognathic musculature. The study showed that dental practice leads to an increased level of stress in the dental team.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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