I am 34 weeks pregnant and visited the dentist today to have a replacement filling put in a tooth .. Since they hadn t seen me before - they wanted to do 4 dental x-rays. They recieved an approval letter from a maternity nurse for me to recieve care, I m not sure that I was cleared to recieve the x-rays.. But i m guessing I was as they went ahead with them. They doubled up on the x-ray shields for me.. My husband is furious that they did x-rays with me being pregnant (I just told him tonight my appointment was this morning) and he is afraid that it could have affected our baby... Is there any large risk by me having those x-rays done & should I mention it when I see my ob this friday?
Hello there...any form of radiations are usually contraindicated in pregnancy...the first trimester that is the initial 3 months you are not supposed to get yourself exposed to these ionizing radiations.... When getting a X-ray becomes mandatory...lead shields are used to prevent these radiations affecting your fetus...34 weeks falls in the last trimester.the last 3 months of pregnancy...Don't worry the organ development would have got over...that doesn't effect the child now... Tell your husband not to worry about the radiations.... I wish both of you good luck....