Open AccessNoise levels encountered in university dental clinics during different specialty treatments
Author(s) -
Mohammad Abdul Baseer,
Abdulrahman Al Saffan,
Shahad Mousa AlMasoud,
Wed Talal Dahy,
Hadeel Waleed Aldali,
Alaa M Walid Bachat,
Rama Bachat,
Osamah Mohammed AlMugeiren
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_966_20
Subject(s) - medicine , endodontics , specialty , decibel , dentistry , noise (video) , analysis of variance , orthodontics , audiology , family medicine , artificial intelligence , computer science , image (mathematics)
Noise levels encountered during the dental treatments in different departments have deleterious effects on the ears of dental healthcare providers and there is scarcity of data in the literature in Saudi Arabia. Hence, the aim of the study was to determine the noise levels resulting from the usage of different specialty instruments and equipment.