The Role of Chair Design in Dental Ergonomics: A Kinematic Assessment of Movement and Ergonomic Risk
The study's findings indicate that the selection of work chairs did not have a significant impact on the ergonomic risk, which remained consistently high across all the chairs. Nevertheless, the analysis of joint angles demonstrated that the Ghopec chair was more frequently associated with greater joint angles, with only a few significant deviations. However, it should be noted that these significant differences in joint angles occurred only sporadically, did not demonstrate a clear and consistent trend across all the chairs, and have no clinical impact. Overall, the results confirm that the working posture of the dentists has a potential risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders, while the ergonomic design of the work chairs plays a rather subordinate role.
Authors
- David Alexander Groneberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-6556)
- Eileen M. Wanke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6011-0613)
- G. M. Oremek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9729-7274)
- Werner Betz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2301-650X)
- Fabian Holzgreve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1115-131X)
- Albert Nienhaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1881-7302)
- Daniela Ohlendorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2281-9880)
- Dörthe Brüggmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4799-3391)
- Christian Maurer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8426-813X)
- Christina Erbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1950-640X)
- Jasmin Preuß
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bioengineering
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering12040353
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Occupational health in dentistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.59