The correlation between dental x-rays and brain tumors can no longer be denied.

The Health Coach has routinely rejected a request from his many dentists over the years to submit for yearly dental x-rays on the basis that such over-exposure to ionizing radiation could/would come back to haunt. And so it has come back to haunt many, especially those who were exposed to the x-rays at younger ages and for longer periods of time.

The following excerpt from a recent article entitled “Dental X-Rays Linked To Common Brain Tumor, Study Finds” is very telling:

“The new findings are important because dental X-rays are the most common source of exposure to ionizing radiation among residents of the United States, according to the study’s authors. And while they write that full-mouth and bitewing X-rays are associated with lower levels of exposure than other types of medical imaging, the No. 1 environmental — and generally modifiable — risk factor for meningioma is exposure to ionizing radiation.” Continue reading →