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. 2020 Jun 9;58(3):238-245.
doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2019-0076. Epub 2019 Oct 11.

Relationship between oral symptoms during diving work and preventative dental visits in Japanese male occupational divers

Yuuki Onose  1 , Seitaro Suzuki  1 , Koichi Yoshino  1 , Yoichi Ishizuka  1 , Ryouichi Satou  1 , Hideyuki Kamijyo  2 , Naoki Sugihara  1
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Relationship between oral symptoms during diving work and preventative dental visits in Japanese male occupational divers

Yuuki Onose et al. Ind Health. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between dental symptoms experienced by occupational divers during diving and their participation in preventative dental visits. The questionnaire for this study was sent by post to 160 establishments and 215 members of the Japan Diving Association and participants were asked to complete a self-reported questionnaire. Data from 242 occupational divers (male, aged 20-79 yr) were analyzed. Multiple logistic regression analysis and correspondence analysis were performed to determine the relationship between dental symptoms experienced during diving and participation in preventative dental visits. We found that divers who experienced tooth pain while diving had not undergone preventative dental visits within the previous year (odds ratio: 2.76, 95% confidence interval: 1.12-6.80). This was also confirmed by correspondence analysis These findings suggested that not undergoing preventative dental visits was related to tooth pain during diving.

Keywords: Dental symptoms; Occupational diver; Preventative dentistry; Questionnaire; Tooth pain.

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The criteria for selection of the study subjects.
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Biplot diagram for dental symptoms in occupational diving and preventative dental visit frequency.
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