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21 November 2009

Answer to Question #2566 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"

Category: Pregnancy and Radiation — Conception after exposures

The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field:

I am wanting to start trying for a baby next month. I had a dental x ray yesterday, without a lead shield. Should I wait longer before trying to conceive?

Thank you for sending your question about dental x-ray exposure and concern for conceiving a baby. There is no reason for concern because dental x-ray exposure does not expose the ovaries to any significant dose, even without a lead apron. Please see the answers to similar questions already available in our Ask The Experts feature. Choose the category "Exposures not directly to embryo/fetus." There are several answers there dealing with dental x rays. You may also want to look in the category "Conception after exposures" but remember these answers relate to questions about x rays directly to the abdominal area with a higher dose than that from dental x rays

I hope this helps.

Keith Dinger, CHP

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