Nonmalignant respiratory disease mortality among dentists in the United States from 1979 through 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dentists can be exposed to dust and nanoparticles from teeth, dental composites, and metal alloys generated during dental procedures, and exposure to dust can cause respiratory diseases, including pulmonary fibrosis. The authors describe mortality from nonmalignant respiratory diseases (NMRDs) among dentists in the United States.

Methods

The authors submitted information on US dentists who died from 1979 through 2018 to a centralized US death records database to obtain underlying causes of death. Decedent data that met records-matching criteria were analyzed using the Life Table Analysis System software (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) to calculate proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs), indirectly standardized for age, sex, race, and 5-year

SUBMITTER: Fechter-Leggett ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907762 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature