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Medisan ; 21(5)mayo 2017. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-841696

ABSTRACT

Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal de 59 trabajadores que se encontraban laborando físicamente en el Servicio de Estomatología del Policlínico Docente Julián Grimau García de Santiago de Cuba, desde julio de 2015 hasta igual mes de 2016, con el objetivo de identificar los niveles de ruido existentes en el ambiente laboral de dicho Servicio. En la serie se obtuvo que los departamentos de mayor nivel de ruido resultaron ser: Prótesis (73,2 dB), Ortodoncia y Periodoncia (72,7 dB) y Conservadora (71,2 dB), en ese orden; asimismo, en cuanto al ruido de fondo, las mayores mediciones se registraron en los departamentos de Conservadora y de Prótesis (68,6 y 68,1 dB, respectivamente). Por otra parte, 62,7 por ciento del total de trabajadores presentaron problemas de hipoacusia por estar expuestos permanentemente a este agente físico negativo


An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 59 workers that were physically working in the Stomatology Service of Julián Grimau Teaching Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from July, 2015 to the same month in 2016, aimed at identifying the noise level existing in the working environment of this Service. The departments with higher noise level according to the series were: Prosthesis department (73.2 dB), Orthodontics and Periodontics departments (72.7 dB) and Conservative department (71.2 dB), in that order; as for the back noise, the higher measurements were recorded in the Conservative and Prosthesis departments (68.6 and 68.1 dB, respectively. On the other hand, 62.7 percent of all the workers presented hearing deficit for being permanently exposed to this negative physical agent


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Humans , Male , Female , Noise Measurement , Oral Medicine , Noise, Occupational , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Cross-Sectional Studies , Dental Clinics , Observational Study
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