RE: Dental X-Rays Might Lead to Small Babies

["Laurenson, Jim" <JLaurenson@icfconsulting.com>]

Sadly, studies like this, where "the researchers lacked information on

why the women received X-rays", result in headlines like "Baby's weight

depends on mom's X-ray exposure".  If the underlying causes of the low

birth weights are the dental problems being addressed by the X-rays and

thus now fewer pregnant women will be addressing their dental problems

because of such headlines, then we can expect an INCREASE in low birth

weight babies now...



James Laurenson

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