Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) and Cellular Phones: Controversy over Oral Carcinoma

Abstract

All electrical and electronic devices, anywhere where electricity (electrons) flows through wire, set up magnetic fields (EMFs=low frequency electromagnetic fields). Generation of EMFs occurs when there is any significant flow of electricity. EMFs are alternating fields that center on frequencies up to 300 Hz (radiation in the microwave range). The risk from EMFs occurs from significant exposure from high-voltage power lines or in substation transformers, microwave ovens, cellular phones, appliances in business/residency sites, and even with the electrical wiring in buildings. Thomas Edison in 1879 was the first to test electric wiring in the walls of homes – providing power for his light bulb and other numerous inventions – along with the power lines to service them. But did Edison unwittingly open the Pandora’s Box of exposure to EMFs by succeeding generations and subsequently provide an avenue for future illnesses? There are about five to seven billion cellular/mobile phone users worldwide – cutting across all boundaries, ethnicities, and cultures. Ownership of a cellular phone has even become somewhat of a social status symbol but often is a necessity in an emergency. Nevertheless, the morbidity and risk level of hazardous exposure to EMFs may be persistent and cumulative causing chronic pathologies and effects that occur over the years of a lifetime.

Keywords: Oral cancer, cellular phones, electromagnetic fields (EMFs), microwaves

Cite this Article

Flaer Paul J, Macajoux Jean, BadriSepideh et al. Electromagnetic Fields (Emfs) and Cellular Phones: Controversy over Oral Carcinoma. Research and Reviews: Journal of Dentistry. 2015; 6(3): 13–17p.