Lead apron forgotten during dental x-ray, shouldn't be too harmful right?!
Question: Lead apron forgotten during dental x-ray, shouldn't be too harmful right?
I go to the dental school for my dental work. Most everyone is a student. A radiology student took the x-ray. I had to have 3 in all because the first 2 weren't usable. During the first x-ray she forgot to put the apron on me.
Could a single dental x-ray w/o the apron cause in problems for me?
Answers:
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If you are pregnant then it could be harmful but if you are not then the exposure will not be enough to harm you, the exposure you get from the atmosphere measures around the same as an xray so don't worry.
I am a dental nurse
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No problem. You get a similar amount of radiation from a dental x-ray as you get from sitting in front of a T.V.for about 2 hours
Dentist
NO, the amount of radiation is minimal.
DDS
not at all...
an exposure of about 5 times a year is not likely to cause any post radiation hazard
i m a dentist
no, it shouldn't cause any harm.