Table 2 The procedure during which ocular event occurred among the respondents
From: Work-related ocular events among Nigerian dental surgeons
Procedure | n (%) |
|---|---|
Scaling | 77 (72.0) |
Tooth preparation | 17 (15.9) |
Polishing | 11 (10.3) |
Forcep extraction | 10 (9.3) |
Surgical extraction | 6 (5.6) |
Amalgam removal | 6 (5.6) |
Trimming of denture | 6 (5.6) |
Cutting interdental wire | 5 (4.8) |
Biopsy | 3 (2.8) |
Oral examination | 2 (1.9) |
Irrigation | 2 (1.9) |
Cutting orthodontic wire | 1 (0.9) |
Suturing | 1 (0.9) |
Root planing/curettage | 1 (0.9) |
Surgical procedure | 1 (0.9) |