การศึกษาเปรียบเทียบตำแหน่งของศีรษะ และต้นแขนขณะทำงานของนิสิตทันตแพทย์ ที่ใช้และไม่ใช้อุปกรณ์การยศาสตร์เพื่อฝึกงานทางทันตกรรม (A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON POSITION OF HEAD AND UPPER ARM BETWEEN DENTAL STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT THE INTELLIGENT ERGONOMIC TRAINER

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  • ณัฐวดี เองสมบุญ ภาควิชาทันตกรรมขั้นสูง คณะทันตแพทยศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล
  • พรสวรรค์ ธนธรวงศ์ ภาควิชาทันตกรรมทั่วไป คณะทันตแพทยศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ
  • วนิดา นิมมานนท์ ภาควิชาทันตกรรมขั้นสูง คณะทันตแพทยศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล

Keywords:

Intelligent Ergonomic Trainer, Real Time Feedback, Video Playback, Musculoskeletal Disorders

Abstract

Working posture of dental students can cause work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in neck, shoulder and back areas. This was resulting from the repetitive improper posture. Although the dental ergonomics was applied to improve the posture, the pain still occurred. Therefore, in the present trend, the material design technology has been applied to the devices for improving the ergonomic posture.

            Objective: The aim of this study was to develop the ergonomic devices to improve posture for dental students namely, Intelligent Ergonomic Trainer (IET) and compared with watching the video playback. IET had a capability to determine the proper position in dental practice and help correcting the work position by recording and warning when the dental students were not working in the appropriate posture by comparison with viewing of video after work.

            Materials and Methods: The real time feedback IET program and video playback with no feedback IET program were applied to 32 dental students who randomly divided into 2 groups. Each group did 5 sessions of filling 5 upper right first molar typodont teeth per session. Both groups were applied both programs different sequence. The baseline data of angles of head and upper arm were collected on the first day from both groups for using IET program with each group were separated to complete their task (the real time feedback IET task and video playback with no feedback IET task). Then the second practice in different ways in each group in the second session. In the third time, both groups were tested and recorded only the movement assessment I data. In the fourth time, the participant in two groups were switched their task (the real time feedback IET task and video playback with no feedback IET task). Finally, the fifth time, both groups were tested and recorded the assessment II data. The data from the first, third, and fifth times were statistically analyzed using the pair t-test.

Results: The results showed that both IET programs with feedback and video playback was significantly improving the posture in dental students. However, there was no statistically significant difference between two groups when alternating the training programs.

            Conclusion: Both IET programs with feedback and video playback can develop the proper posture for dental students.

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2018-08-16

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เองสมบุญ ณ., ธนธรวงศ์ พ., & นิมมานนท์ ว. (2018). การศึกษาเปรียบเทียบตำแหน่งของศีรษะ และต้นแขนขณะทำงานของนิสิตทันตแพทย์ ที่ใช้และไม่ใช้อุปกรณ์การยศาสตร์เพื่อฝึกงานทางทันตกรรม (A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON POSITION OF HEAD AND UPPER ARM BETWEEN DENTAL STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT THE INTELLIGENT ERGONOMIC TRAINER. Srinakharinwirot University Journal of Sciences and Technology, 10(19, January-June), 31–49. Retrieved from https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/swujournal/article/view/140502

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Vol. 10 No. 19, January-June (2018): Srinakharinwirot University (Journal of Science and Technology)

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