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Had extra dental xray-pa of area- high up in top gum area.since it seemed like it was high due to location,could that have increased brain tumor risk?
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Not likely: because dental x-rays use very low radiation dose. It will take thousands of dental x-rays to pose this risk. A CT scan has much higher radiation dose risk.
Answered 5/20/2015
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