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Effects of Instrument Handle Design on Dental Hygienists' Forearm Muscle Activity During Scaling

Jessica R. Suedbeck, Susan L. Tolle, Gayle McCombs, Martha L. Walker and Daniel M. Russell
American Dental Hygienists' Association June 2017, 91 (3) 47-54;
Jessica R. Suedbeck
RDH, MSDH
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Susan L. Tolle
BSDH, MS
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Gayle McCombs
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Martha L. Walker
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Daniel M. Russell
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    Overall Mean Muscle Activity (Means and Standard Deviation Error Bars) of the Four Instrument Handles

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    Overall Mean Muscle Activity (Means and Standard Deviation Error Bars) of the Four Quadrants Scaled

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    Results From Which of the Four Instruments Do You Like Best?*

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    Results From Participants' Opinions of Weight

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    Instrument Ranked by Weight, Heaviest to Lightest

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    Group Mean and Standard Errors for 10th, 50th, and 90th Percentile Levels of Activity for the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis, Flexor Pollicis Longus, Extensor Digitorum Communis and Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Muscles During Scaling With Four Different Instrument Handles

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    Descriptive Statistics of the Combined Muscle Activity for Each Instrument*

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    Descriptive Statistics of the Combined Muscle Activity for Each Quadrant*

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