The precedence and viability of yoga in the lives of D3-dental students, dental practitioners, and dental patients

Roquaiya Nishat; Lipsa Bhuyan; Sumaiya Nezam; Sarita Singh; Mishan Manohar Jaiswal; Rajat Singh

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_784_19

The precedence and viability of yoga in the lives of D3-dental students, dental practitioners, and dental patients

J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Dec 10;8(12):3808-3813. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_784_19. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Authors

Roquaiya Nishat¹, Lipsa Bhuyan², Sumaiya Nezam¹, Sarita Singh¹, Mishan Manohar Jaiswal¹, Rajat Singh³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dentistry, Nalanda Medical College Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India.
² Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
³ Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India.

Abstract

Dentistry as a profession is quite demanding and challenging and is also associated with occupational hazards like musculoskeletal disorders and stress-related problems. The practice of yoga has been proven to be efficacious in management of quite a lot of stress and lifestyle disorders. It strengthens one physically, mentally, and emotionally. Moreover, yoga can also be used in the management of dental patients for stress-related oral conditions like lichen planus, burning mouth syndrome, aphthous ulcers, etc., Yoga has also been found to have antiinflammatory, antianxiety effect, and also a lot of other beneficial effects. This review emphasizes on the relevance of yoga in the dental profession, from the practitioners, students, and patients viewpoint. Data pertaining to the subject was obtained after a thorough search of the PubMed literature and Google search engine.

Keywords: Anxiety; ergonomics; musculoskeletal disorders; stress-related conditions; yoga.

Publication types

Review