Picturing Dentistry Without X-Rays
The recent study connecting the tumor known as meningioma (located in the lining tissue of the brain) to radiation exposure from dental x-rays has given patients another reason to be wary of dental visits. Although the study from researchers at the School of Public Health at Yale University (as published online in the journal Cancer) was conducted by survey (a weak and sometimes inaccurate scientific method of analyzing data), the results are still an important reminder that excessive exposure to...
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