Effectiveness of Virtual Reality-based Real-time Ergonomics Training on Dental Posture Improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Virtual Reality-based Real-time Ergonomics Training (VR-RET) in improving ergonomic posture among dental students.

Method

A total of 52 dental students from 3 universities in South Korea participated. Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (received real-time postural feedback) or a control group (no feedback). Using a 3-phase design (baseline, intervention, postintervention), students performed a scaling procedure in a VR-RET system that provided motion-tracking-based ergonomic assessments. Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) scores, relative time scores, and ergonomic risk potential (ERP) were used to measure posture improvement. Postexperiment surveys and semi-structured interviews exp

SUBMITTER: Eom T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12466256 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature