Table 3.

Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and its consequences in the past 12 months among dentists (n = 430)

	Neck		Shoulders		Low back		Hand/wrist
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Occurrence in the past 12 months	112	26	85	20	198	46	113	26
Chronic complaints (>1 month)	44	10	29	7	50	12	54	13
Complaints with sickness absence	16	4	13	3	42	10	18	4
Medical care seeking	45	10	34	8	82	19	54	13