Sex and academic stage differences in work-related musculoskeletal disorders pain among dental students. A cross-center cross-sectional study

Objective Dental professionals are highly vulnerable to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD). As females, who are more prone to WMSD, represent a growing proportion of the dental workforce, this study explored sex differences in WMSD-pain prevalence among dental students, and differentiated it between preclinical and clinical students.