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A 25-year-old female asked:
What is radiation risk to brain from a panoramic or full-mouth series dental xray? am concerned abt radiation exposure bcuz mom died of brain cancer.
4 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Grindstaffanswered
Addiction Medicine 38 years experience
Dental X-ray p: The risk from a single full moth x ray is very little
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Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered
Dentistry 40 years experience
Minimal, at best: Your mother's condition was not caused by radiation. In fact, diagnostic radiation doses do not cause cancer... they are of a very low dose. The possible problems not diagnosed far outweigh the miniscule risk.
3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Arnold Malermananswered
Orthodontics 53 years experience
Condolences: Sorry you lost your Mom. You get more radiation spending a day in the mountains than from one panoramic x-ray. Diagnostic x-rays don't cause cancer. Your mother's cancer is regrettable, but not from Dental surveys. And the diagnostic information provided is invaluable.
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Dr. Howard Schneideranswered
Pediatric Dentistry 34 years experience
Very Minimal Risk: I am sorry to hear about your mom and understand your concern. While no one can ever say that clinical x-ray exposure is 100% risk free, the risk is extremely minimal. You get more x-ray radiation exposure flying in a plane from New York to California, or from spending the day at the beach, then you do from a panorex or full-mouth series of x-rays.
506 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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