Dentist Wants To Xray Anyone Have Studies That Show Digital Xrays

[biggirlkisss]

dentist wants to xray anyone have studies that show digital xrays to be a problem

 

[Queequeg]

I am not sure. They definitely are better than the older ones though. Ask him if you can skip the x-ray. I think I read somewhere that dentists should be able to spot cavities just from poking around. I would be more concerned about what composite he uses for a filling. Some are loaded with BPA and other nasties.

If the cavity is small you may want to hold off and look into remineralization.

 

[Constatine]

There are plenty of articles on the subject online. Just pubmed it "x ray health risks" or something of the sort.

 

[ecstatichamster]

it's very difficult to find these.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/02841861003705778
The thyroid gland is highly susceptible to radiation carcinogenesis and exposure to high-dose ionising radiation is the only established cause of thyroid cancer. Dental radiography, a common source of low-dose diagnostic radiation exposure in the general population, is often overlooked as a radiation hazard to the gland and may be associated with the risk of thyroid cancer. An increased risk of thyroid cancer has been reported in dentists, dental assistants, and x-ray workers; and exposure to dental x-rays has been associated with an increased risk of meningiomas and salivary tumours. Methods. To examine whether exposure to dental x-rays was associated with the risk of thyroid cancer, we conducted a population-based case-control interview study among 313 patients with thyroid cancer and a similar number of individually matched (year of birth ± three years, gender, nationality, district of residence) control subjects in Kuwait. Results. Conditional logistic regression analysis, adjusted for other upper-body x-rays, showed that exposure to dental x-rays was significantly associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer (odds ratio = 2.1, 95% confidence interval: 1.4, 3.1) (p=0.001) with a dose-response pattern (p for trend <0.0001). The association did not vary appreciably by age, gender, nationality, level of education, or parity. Discussion. These findings, based on self-report by cases/controls, provide some support to the hypothesis that exposure to dental x-rays, particularly multiple exposures, may be associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer; and warrant further study in settings where historical dental x-ray records may be available.


Prior Exposure to Medical and Dental X-rays Related to Tumors of the Parotid Gland12 | JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute | Oxford Academic
Findings from this population-based study in Los Angeles County suggest, for the first time, that tumors of the parotid gland are related to prior exposure to diagnostic medical and dental radiography. Responses to interviews with 408 patients with a parotid tumor (269 benign tumors and 139 malignant tumors) were compared to responses of 408 neighborhood controls. Cumulative exposure of the parotid gland from diagnostic radiography was associated with a dose-related increase in risk of malignant tumors (P for trend <.05; relative risk for exposure to ≥50 rad = 3.4; 95% confidence interval = 1.02–11.46). Benign tumors showed a weaker positive association, and exposure before age 20 to a major diagnostic examination (full-mouth or panoramic dental radiography or medical radiography to the head) increased risk (relative risk = 1.8; confidence interval = 1.13–2.91). This study also confirmed the association of malignant tumors with prior radiation treatment to the head or neck; 28% of these tumors are attributable to exposure of the parotid gland from diagnostic and therapeutic radiation. [J Natl Cancer Inst 1988;80:943–949]

Low-dose medical radiation exposure and breast cancer risk in women under age 50 years overall and by estrogen and progesterone receptor status: results from a case–control and a case–case comparison
Although moderate to high-dose ionizing radiation exposure is an established risk factor for breast cancer, the effect of low-dose radiation exposure has not been clarified by epidemiological data. We evaluated the effect of low-dose radiation from medical procedures on risk of breast cancer overall and by joint estrogen and progesterone receptor (ER/PR) status in 1,742 population-based case patients aged 20–49 years and 441 control subjects identified from neighbourhoods of case patients in Los Angeles County. After excluding radiation exposures in the 5 years prior to case’s diagnosis or control’s initial household contact date we found an elevated breast cancer risk among women who reported having had multiple chest X-rays (Ptrend = 0.0007) or 7 or more mammograms (odds ratio [OR] = 1.80, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.95–3.42). Risk was also increased among women who received dental X-rays without lead apron protection before age 20 years (OR = 1.81, 95% CI = 1.13–2.90). Women, who had their first exposure to these medical radiation procedures during childhood, had a greater increase in risk than those who were first exposed at older ages. Although not statistically significantly different, risk estimates were somewhat stronger for nulliparous than for parous women. We found no effect modification by ER/PR status. In conclusion, our findings support the hypothesis that low-dose ionizing radiation, and particularly exposures during childhood, increase breast cancer risk.

 

[biggirlkisss]

thanks guys he uses bpa free fillings.

 

[Queequeg]

it's very difficult to find these.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/02841861003705778
The thyroid gland is highly susceptible to radiation carcinogenesis and exposure to high-dose ionising radiation is the only established cause of thyroid cancer. Dental radiography, a common source of low-dose diagnostic radiation exposure in the general population, is often overlooked as a radiation hazard to the gland and may be associated with the risk of thyroid cancer. An increased risk of thyroid cancer has been reported in dentists, dental assistants, and x-ray workers; and exposure to dental x-rays has been associated with an increased risk of meningiomas and salivary tumours. Methods. To examine whether exposure to dental x-rays was associated with the risk of thyroid cancer, we conducted a population-based case-control interview study among 313 patients with thyroid cancer and a similar number of individually matched (year of birth ± three years, gender, nationality, district of residence) control subjects in Kuwait. Results. Conditional logistic regression analysis, adjusted for other upper-body x-rays, showed that exposure to dental x-rays was significantly associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer (odds ratio = 2.1, 95% confidence interval: 1.4, 3.1) (p=0.001) with a dose-response pattern (p for trend <0.0001). The association did not vary appreciably by age, gender, nationality, level of education, or parity. Discussion. These findings, based on self-report by cases/controls, provide some support to the hypothesis that exposure to dental x-rays, particularly multiple exposures, may be associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer; and warrant further study in settings where historical dental x-ray records may be available.


Prior Exposure to Medical and Dental X-rays Related to Tumors of the Parotid Gland12 | JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute | Oxford Academic
Findings from this population-based study in Los Angeles County suggest, for the first time, that tumors of the parotid gland are related to prior exposure to diagnostic medical and dental radiography. Responses to interviews with 408 patients with a parotid tumor (269 benign tumors and 139 malignant tumors) were compared to responses of 408 neighborhood controls. Cumulative exposure of the parotid gland from diagnostic radiography was associated with a dose-related increase in risk of malignant tumors (P for trend <.05; relative risk for exposure to ≥50 rad = 3.4; 95% confidence interval = 1.02–11.46). Benign tumors showed a weaker positive association, and exposure before age 20 to a major diagnostic examination (full-mouth or panoramic dental radiography or medical radiography to the head) increased risk (relative risk = 1.8; confidence interval = 1.13–2.91). This study also confirmed the association of malignant tumors with prior radiation treatment to the head or neck; 28% of these tumors are attributable to exposure of the parotid gland from diagnostic and therapeutic radiation. [J Natl Cancer Inst 1988;80:943–949]

Low-dose medical radiation exposure and breast cancer risk in women under age 50 years overall and by estrogen and progesterone receptor status: results from a case–control and a case–case comparison
Although moderate to high-dose ionizing radiation exposure is an established risk factor for breast cancer, the effect of low-dose radiation exposure has not been clarified by epidemiological data. We evaluated the effect of low-dose radiation from medical procedures on risk of breast cancer overall and by joint estrogen and progesterone receptor (ER/PR) status in 1,742 population-based case patients aged 20–49 years and 441 control subjects identified from neighbourhoods of case patients in Los Angeles County. After excluding radiation exposures in the 5 years prior to case’s diagnosis or control’s initial household contact date we found an elevated breast cancer risk among women who reported having had multiple chest X-rays (Ptrend = 0.0007) or 7 or more mammograms (odds ratio [OR] = 1.80, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.95–3.42). Risk was also increased among women who received dental X-rays without lead apron protection before age 20 years (OR = 1.81, 95% CI = 1.13–2.90). Women, who had their first exposure to these medical radiation procedures during childhood, had a greater increase in risk than those who were first exposed at older ages. Although not statistically significantly different, risk estimates were somewhat stronger for nulliparous than for parous women. We found no effect modification by ER/PR status. In conclusion, our findings support the hypothesis that low-dose ionizing radiation, and particularly exposures during childhood, increase breast cancer risk.

The only problem is that these studies are fairly old and were looking at patients with cancer who must have had the old style dental x-rays done. I am not sure that the newer xrays are perfectly safe but the OP should keep this in mind when reading these studies.

 

[Queequeg]

Dentist wants me to do a dental x-ray?

 

[jitsmonkey]

Radiation is radiation
More radiation is more radiation
Less radiation is less radiation
Less is better
None is best
pretty straight forward
You're paying the bill you get to decide.
Consider the dentists opinion the same as you would the gas attendants opinion at the gas station

 

[BigYellowLemon]

Just tell your dentist no.