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Re: Dental Xray in early pregnancy

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 23 May 2001 11:42:14 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 23 May 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I am 10-11 weeks pregnant and had a dental xray (on one occasion only), with
>a lead shield covering my neck to legs. I was told by a friend that I should
>not have agreed to have the xray in the first instance - lead shield or not.
>I just wondered if you could tell me the risks in doing this.
>(PLS REPLY EVEN IF THE NEWS IS BAD)
>
>Many thanks

No bad news here. A dental x-ray will not harm your fetus... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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