COMPREHENSIVE COGITATION ON FALLOUTS OF ESSENTIAL-TREMOR IN DENTISTRY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FIDELITY OF LABOUR AMONG DENTAL SURGEONS ACROSS TAMILNADU: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Essential Tremor is the most common neurological disorder. However, dentists may have a higher risk of exposure to essential tremors in long way practice, and it also interferes with their perfection and accuracy of work.
AIM:
This study aims to find out the prevalence of essential tremors and their effect on the perfection of work among dental professionals in Tamilnadu.
MATERIALS AND METHOD:
A cross-sectional study was done using a self-validated questionnaire which consists of 16 close-ended and open-ended questions. This study was conducted among 100 practising dental professionals aged 25 to 50 in Tamilnadu, India, using a double-stage random sampling method. Statistical analysis was done using descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test, where p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant.