PubMed Health⌕ Search
Home/Archive/PubMed

PubMed · 12035952

Specific orofacial problems experienced by musicians.

D K L Yeo·T P Pham·J Baker·S A T Porters
View original source ↗Export metadata ↓

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients who play musical instruments (especially wind and stringed instruments) and vocalists are prone to particular types of orofacial problems. Some problems are caused by playing and some are the result of dental treatment. This paper proposes to give an insight into these problems and practical guidance to general practice dentists. METHOD: Information in this paper is gathered from studies published in dental, music and occupational health journals, and from discussions with career musicians and music teachers. RESULTS: Orthodontic problems, soft tissue trauma, focal dystonia, denture retention, herpes labialis, dry mouth and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders were identified as orofacial problems of career musicians. Options available for prevention and palliative treatment as well as instrument selection are suggested to overcome these problems. CONCLUSIONS: Career musicians express reluctance to attend dentists who are not sensitive to their specific needs. General practitioner dentists who understand how the instruments impact on the orofacial structures and are aware of potential problems faced by musicians are able to offer preventive advice and supportive treatment to these patients, especially those in the early stages of their career.

Explore related subjects

Cumulative Trauma DisordersDental ProsthesisDental Prosthesis RetentionHumansLeisure ActivitiesMuscle CrampMusicNeck InjuriesOccupational DiseasesStomatognathic DiseasesJournal ArticleReview

Keep this discovery

Explore connections, maps & timelines

BibTeXRIS

D K L Yeo, T P Pham, J Baker, S A T Porters. 2002. Specific orofacial problems experienced by musicians.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1834-7819.2002.tb00296.x

Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.

KEEP EXPLORING

Related citations

PubMed2006

Pathophysiology of writer's cramp.

Writer's cramp is a task-specific focal hand dystonia. The abnormality of task specificity is a curious one and indicates that we need to learn more about the coupling of motor programs and their effectors. Writer's cramp appears to be triggered by spending much time writing by an individual with a fertile physiological substrate for producing the disorder. The fertile background, which is likely genetic, may be a decrease of inhibition, an increase of plasticity or an impairment in sensory function. Recent pathophysiological findings have implications for new therapies.

Cumulative Trauma Disorders↗
PubMed2006

Preventing upper limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders (UL-WMSDS): new approaches in job (re)design and current trends in standardization.

In industrialized countries, upper limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders (UL-WMSDs) are the most common form of occupational diseases. They are generating a growing population of workers with reduced working capacity. The link between these pathologies and different aspects of work organization has been convincingly proven. Recent experiences in Europe supporting the combination of traditional work design methods used in manufacturing companies with ergonomics methods are reported briefly, with special focus on the use of the occupational repetitive action (OCRA) method for risk assessment and management of manual repetitive tasks. The combined approach strives to achieve the goal of maintaining a satisfactory level of productivity while respecting ergonomics criteria and, definitely, workers' health. New ergonomics standards provide for interaction between job and machinery designers and ergonomists in the design of work processes and workplaces. These standards generally refer only to the healthy adult working population and do not always provide criteria for protecting particular working populations, such as that represented by workers affected by UL-WMSDs. The results of preliminary studies concerning productive re-employment of workers with UL-WMSDs allow the introduction of some criteria for implementing current ergonomics standards in this connection. One aim of this paper is to summarize experiences of close cooperation between ergonomists, machinery designers and job designers to guarantee productivity and the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. A second aim is to examine current ergonomics standards in the field of manual physical work (designed for healthy workers) and to suggest preliminary criteria for their implementation taking into account the capabilities and needs of specific sub-groups of the working population.

Cumulative Trauma Disorders↗