Worldwide prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome among dental health care personnel - A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is one such common disorder among dental health care personnel caused due to the entrapment neuropathy of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. We aimed to evaluate the pooled estimates of the CTS among dental healthcare personnel. Methods: We systematically reviewed the existing literature from six databases till January 1 ^st, 2022. Studies reported in English along with the prevalence of CTS or where prevalence could be calculated were included. Independent screening of title and abstracts, and the full text was done by two examiners. Information collected was authors, year of publication, geographic location, type of dental healthcare personnel, sample size, distribution of age, sex, CTS, method of diagnosis, and risk of

SUBMITTER: Chenna D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10372462 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature