Open AccessAcoustic Noise Levels of Dental Equipments and Its Association with Fear and Annoyance Levels Among Patients Attending Different Dental Clinic Setups in Jaipur, India
Author(s) -
Asif Yousuf,
Shravani Ganta,
Anup Nagaraj,
Sonia Pareek,
Mansi Atri,
Kushpal Singh,
Mohsin Sidiq
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7678.4245
Subject(s) - annoyance , medicine , dental fear , audiology , dental clinic , dentistry , tinnitus , noise (video) , hearing protection , medical emergency , hearing loss , psychiatry , anxiety , loudness , artificial intelligence , computer science , image (mathematics)
Noise is a source of pervasive occupational hazard for practicing dentists and the patients. The sources of dental sounds by various dental equipments can pose as a potential hazard to hearing system and add to the annoyance levels of the patients. The aim of the study was to analyze the noise levels from various equipments and evaluate the effect of acoustic noise stimulus on dental fear and annoyance levels among patients attending different dental clinic setups in Jaipur, India.