{"id":519,"date":"2013-05-27T21:45:10","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T09:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/?p=519"},"modified":"2025-03-01T16:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T04:15:32","slug":"safety-of-dental-radiography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/safety-of-dental-radiography\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety of Dental Radiography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Late last year there was a lot of media attention surrounding the apparent link between dental x-rays and increase in meningiomas (brain tumours). This is the press release from the New Zealand Dental Association in response to the public concern surrounding this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Here at City Dentists we agree with this statement and you can be assured of our attention to safety and our adherence to proper clinical guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Safety of dental radiography<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">There has been significant media interest in a recently published article in the US Cancer Society journal \u2018Cancer\u2019 which proposes an \u2018apparent\u2019 link between dental x-rays and an increased risk of developing intracranial meningioma. \u00a0The study suggests that over a lifetime annual bite-wing radiography nearly doubles the risk of developing meningioma and panoramic radiographs increase the risk by 4.9 times for those under the age of 10 years. \u00a0The study is clear that these findings \u201csuggest\u201d an association with increased risk of intracranial meningioma and relate to a period of dental radiography where \u201cradiation exposure is greater than in the current era\u201d but these qualifying statements have not been consistently reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">The study was a population-based case-control study involving people diagnosed with intracranial meningioma matched against a control group without diagnosed meningioma. \u00a0The majority of the study group were aged over 50 years (75%). \u00a0The study and control groups were asked to recollect their dental x-ray exposures during 4 periods; aged &lt;10 years, aged from 10 to 19 years, aged from 20 to 49 years and aged over 50 years. \u00a0The accuracy of these \u2018recollections\u2019 (some of which were of procedures more than 40 years earlier) do not appear to have been tested. \u00a0The significant risk of recall bias in this study means that the findings are at best suggestive. \u00a0Notwithstanding these comments a valid message from this article is a concluding comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAs with all sources of artificial ionizing radiation, considered use of this modifiable risk factor may be of benefit to patients.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">The key message to our patients is that as dentists we are aware of the need to minimise exposure to x-ray radiation and this is a matter we take seriously. \u00a0New x-ray technologies, not routinely available when many of those in the study received the x-rays, and changes in the way we diagnose and manage dental disease have allowed us to reduce both the number of x-rays we take and the amount (dose) of x-radiation used. \u00a0All dentists have received training in the safe use of dental x-rays and comply with the National Radiation Laboratory Code of Safe Practice for the use of x-rays in dentistry and Dental Council of NZ statement on Cone Beam Computed Tomography.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">The basic principle adopted is that dental x-rays are only taken when there is a specific clinical indication for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Reference:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Claus EB, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M. \u00a0Dental X-Rays and Risk of Meningioma \u00a0Cancer Article first published online: 10 APR 2012 available at: <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/cncr.26625\/pdf\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/cncr.26625\/pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are dental X-rays safe? 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