Pediatric cleft palate patients show a 3- to 5-fold increase in cumulative radiation exposure from dental radiology compared with an age- and gender-matched population: a retrospective cohort study.
Reinhilde JacobsRuben PauwelsWilliam C ScarfeCarl De CockKarl DulaGuy WillemsAn VerdonckConstantinus PolitisPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2017)
The present study indicates the need for proper justification and optimization of pediatric exposures in dentistry, with a special focus on high-risk groups.