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Dental Laboratory Technician [PDF]

International Dental Journal
FDI World Dental Federation.
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Dental technician pneumoconiosis mimicking pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report. [PDF]

BMC Pulm Med, 2016
BackgroundDental laboratory technicians are at risk of developing occupational respiratory diseases due to exposure to various potentially toxic substances in their working environment. Since 1939, few cases of silicosis among dental technician have been
Tan HL, Faisal M, Soo CI, Ban AY, Manap RA, Hassan TM.   +5 more
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Pulmonary Foreign Body Granulomatosis in Dental Technician. [PDF]

Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul), 2015
Occupational lung diseases are caused by several toxic substances including heavy metals; however, the exact pathologic mechanisms remain unknown. In the workplace, dental technicians are often exposed to heavy metals such as cobalt, nickel, or beryllium
Chung SJ, Koo GW, Park DW, Kwak HJ, Yhi JY, Moon JY, Kim SH, Sohn JW, Yoon HJ, Shin DH, Park SS, Pyo JY, Oh YH, Kim TH.   +13 more
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Case report: Hand-arm vibration syndrome in a dental technician [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
Occupational exposure to vibration using hand-held tools may cause hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) among workers. We report the case of a 39-year-old lady with a 5-year work exposure to repetitive wrist movements and vibration from hand tools in the ...
Jonathan Wen Yu Lam, Yew-Long Lo, Yuke Tien Fong   +2 more
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Current challenges of dental laboratory in Taiwan: The perspectives from a senior certified dental technician in a dental laboratory attached to a teaching hospital. [PDF]

J Dent Sci
Cheng FC, Lin WC, Chiang CP.
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The dental technician as a member of the hypodontia multidisciplinary team, with practical considerations for anterior restoration design. [PDF]

Br Dent J, 2023
Most patients seeking treatment for hypodontia will require prosthetic replacement of their missing teeth. This will be in the form of dentures, bridges and implant restorations.
Ford S, Ashley MP.
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Early signs of pneumoconiosis in a dental technician in Italy: a case report. [PDF]

BMC Pulm Med, 2021
Background Dental technicians are at high risk of pneumoconiosis, usually driven by inhalation of mixed dusts, including metals. An etiological diagnosis is not easy to be performed, particularly in advanced stages. Case presentation We describe the case
Tiraboschi MM, Sala E, Ferroni M, Tironi A, Borghesi A, Gilberti ME, Ceruti P, Sansone E, De Palma G.   +8 more
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The first case of multiple pulmonary granulomas with amyloid deposition in a dental technician; a rare manifestation as an occupational lung disease. [PDF]

BMC Pulm Med, 2018
BackgroundOccupational lung diseases, such as pneumoconiosis, are one of the health problems of dental workers that have been receiving increasing interest.
Hirano T, Numakura T, Moriyama H, Saito R, Shishikura Y, Shiihara J, Sugiura H, Ichinose M.   +7 more
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Pilon fracture: a case report of a 45-year-old dental technician. [PDF]

Open Orthop J, 2014
Pilon fractures are complex and difficult-to-treat fractures of the lower extremity that account for about 1% of all lower extremity fractures and up to 10% of tibial fractures.
Mafi P, Stanley J, Hindocha S, Mafi R.
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A case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis with giant cells in a female dental technician. [PDF]

Ann Occup Environ Med, 2013
ObjectivesDental technicians are exposed to methyl methacrylate(MMA) and hard metal dusts while working, and several cases of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by the exposure have been reported.
Kim YH, Chung YK, Kim C, Nam ES, Kim HJ, Joo Y.   +5 more
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