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@article{164087,
        author = {JAHANVI PATEL and Dr. VIJAY PANDITA and AYUSHI PATEL and SHRUTI SINGH and TANVI VYAS and YASH PATEL and PRATIK PATEL},
        title = {PREVALENCE OF NECK PAIN AMONG DENTAL STUDENTS IN MEHSANA DISTRICT},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {},
        volume = {10},
        number = {12},
        pages = {194-197},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=164087},
        abstract = {Neck pain is a global concern, especially prevalent among college students. Professions like dentistry are particularly prone due to repetitive tasks and poor ergonomics. Assessment tools like the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) gauge the impact and severity of neck pain. The purpose of this study is to assess Neck pain and Functional disability among dental students. This cross sectional analysis study was carried out on dental students of the Final year, Interns and Post graduate students, in clinical practice Faculty of Dental Sciences And Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College & Hospital. A convenient sample of 100 students. In this study, 72% students have neck pain in which 55% students have mild disability and 18% students have moderate disability. It also shows that under graduate students (final year) have 45.45% neck pain, Internee students have 68.18% neck pain and Post graduate students have 69.56 % Neck pain.},
        keywords = {Dental students, Neck Pain, Neck Disability Index, Numerical Pain Rating Scale.},
        month = {},
        }