Dental X-Rays and Risk of Meningioma; the Jury is Still Out

Article Title and Bibliographic InformationDental x-rays and risk of meningioma.Claus EB, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M.Cancer 2012. Epub ahead of print.ReviewersSotirios Tetradis, DDS, PhD, Stuart C. White, DDS, PhD, Susan K. Service, MSPurpose/QuestionTo examine whether there is an association between age at receipt or frequency of dental radiographs and intracranial meningiomaSource of FundingThe National Institutes of Health (R01 grants CA109468, CA109461, CA109745, CA108473, and CA109475), the Brain Science Foundation (nonprofit), and the Meningioma Mommas (nonprofit)Type of Study/DesignCase-control studyLevel of EvidenceLevel 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidenceStrength of Recommendation GradeNot applicable