Pneumoconiosis in dental technicians: HRCT and pulmonary function findings

• Published in: Occupational medicine (Oxford) Vol. 64; no. 6; pp. 442 - 447
• Main Authors: KAHRAMAN, H, KOKSAL, N, CINKARA, M, OZKAN, F, SUCAKLI, M. H, EKERBICER, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dental Technicians - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Inorganic dusts (pneumoconiosises) and organic dusts (byssinosis etc.); Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - physiopathology; Male; Medical sciences; Occupational Diseases - chemically induced; Occupational Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Occupational Diseases - physiopathology; Occupational Exposure - adverse effects; Occupational medicine; Pneumoconiosis - diagnostic imaging; Pneumoconiosis - etiology; Pneumoconiosis - physiopathology; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Respiratory Function Tests - methods; Risk Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Toxicology; Turkey - epidemiology; Asia; Turkey; Human; Lung disease; High resolution; Occupational disease; Pneumoconiosis; Respiratory disease; Prosthesis; Occupational exposure; Dental technicians; Lung function; Computerized axial tomography; Tooth; Occupational medicine; occupational disease; respiratory disease; pneumoconiosis

Pneumoconiosis is a form of diffuse interstitial lung disease, often resulting from occupational exposures. As dental prosthetic technicians (DPTs) build prostheses, they are exposed to many chemical materials that increase their risk of developing pneumoconiosis. To document pulmonary function and...