Cytogenetic biomonitoring in children submitting to a complete set of radiographs for orthodontic planning.

Conclusion: According to the micronucleus test, the complete set of radiographs requested in the orthodontic planning may not be a factor that induces chromosomal damage, but it is able to promote cytotoxicity. PMID: 22149661 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Angle Orthodontist) Original Page: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5537061&cid=s_37502_11_f&fid=37502&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D22149661%26dopt%3DAbstract