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In large doses, x-rays are harmful: they can break down cells and aggravate an immune response that can become malignant, and if you are subjected to enough of this kind of radiation, you run the risk of developing cancer. Dental x-rays are considered very light and not very carcinogenic. Although they certain tumours are associated with dental x-rays in particular, it is only at extremely high doses that these tumours develop, and very few people ever get them. Read on to find out more.