Effects of mobile phone radiation on buccal mucosal cells: A systematic review

2020 · Harm · Low evidence

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This systematic review included 7 studies and reported that mobile phone-emitted radiation was associated with adverse effects in buccal mucosal cells, including formation of micronuclei and "broken egg" changes described as biomarkers of genotoxicity.

Study snapshot

Publicationmanual · 2020

Study typesystematic_review

Reported directionHarm

Evidence ratingLow

Abstract

Effects of mobile phone radiation on buccal mucosal cells: A systematic review M. P Revanth, S Aparna, Parangimalai Diwakar Madankumar. Effects of mobile phone radiation on buccal mucosal cells: A systematic review. Electromagn Biol Med. 2020 Jul 24;1-9. doi: 10.1080/15368378.2020.1793168. Abstract The worldwide increased use of mobile phone in recent years has raised many questions on whether their use is safe to user who is exposed to electromagnetic radiation. The aim of the review is to find out the effect of mobile phone emitted radiations on buccal mucosal cells. To identify suitable literature, an electronic search was performed using PubMed, Trip database, Cochrane, Google Scholar and EBSCO host database. The search was focused on the effect of mobile phone radiation on buccal cells. Among the literature available in English, the screening of the related titles and abstracts was done, and only those articles were selected for full-text reading that fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The initial literature search resulted in 23 articles out of which only 7 articles fulfilled the criteria were included in this systematic review. The studies showed that mobile phone-emitted radiations have adverse effects on buccal mucosal cells such as the formation of micronuclei and broken egg which was considered as bio-markers of genotoxicity. tandfonline.com

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Study typesystematic_review

Effect directionharm

PopulationNot supplied

Sample size7

ExposureRF

Evidence strengthLowConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

Outcomes measured

Buccal mucosal cell changes
Micronuclei formation
Broken egg formation
Genotoxicity biomarkers

Limitations

No frequency, SAR, or exposure duration details reported in the abstract
Inclusion limited to English-language literature
Only 7 studies met inclusion criteria out of 23 initially identified

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Identifiers and source

DOI: 10.1080/15368378.2020.1793168
PubMed: Not supplied

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