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

• Published in: Industrial Health Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 238 - 245
• Main Authors: ONOSE, Yuuki, SUZUKI, Seitaro, YOSHINO, Koichi, ISHIZUKA, Yoichi, SATOU, Ryouichi, KAMIJYO, Hideyuki, SUGIHARA, Naoki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 01.01.2020; National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan; National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH)
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Confidence intervals; Dental symptoms; Divers (Persons); Diving; Diving - adverse effects; Health aspects; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Occupational diver; Oral health; Oral manifestations; Original; Pain; Preventative dentistry; Preventive Dentistry - statistics & numerical data; Questionnaire; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Statistical analysis; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teeth; Tooth pain; Toothache; Toothache - epidemiology; Japan; Questionnaire; Occupational diver; Dental symptoms; Tooth pain; Preventative dentistry

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...