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Review
. 1988 Oct;16(5):268-70.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1988.tb01771.x.

High-frequency hearing of dental personnel

A A Rahko  1 , P H Karma, K T Rahko, M J Kataja
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Review

High-frequency hearing of dental personnel

A A Rahko et al. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1988 Oct.

Abstract

234 dentists and dental nurses were examined with a normal and a high-frequency audiometer in high standard clinical conditions. Their ordinary and high-frequency hearing as compared with the controls showed no significant differences. Thus, exposure to high-frequency noise from high-speed drills and other modern dental instrumentation does not appear to be harmful to one's hearing and does not necessitate audiologic screening procedures for dental personnel.

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