Report: Dental X-Rays Linked to Brain Cancer | DC Patient Advocate

The American Cancer Society has published a study which links dental x-rays to brain cancer.? As reported in the Washington Post, the study found that ?that people with meningioma were more than twice as likely as people without the brain tumor to have had a bitewing X-ray sometime in their life.??? The study also found a link between ?panorex? x-rays, which are taken from outside the mouth, and meningioma risk.?

The American Dental Association issued a statement asking to reduce panic, but also invited patients to talk openly with their dentists about the risks and benefits of any x-ray.? ADA guidelines for X-Rays can be found here.

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