Always. It changes the conversation before anything is taken.
Necessity over routine
Routine screening images are usually deferred; diagnostic images for a specific problem are considered on their merits.
Digital sensors
Require less exposure than film.
Shielding and collimation
Standard protective measures are used.
Urgent diagnosis
Where infection or severe pain needs diagnosing, imaging may be appropriate — untreated infection carries its own risks.
Your obstetrician
We are glad to coordinate if you or they want that.
The honest framing
Dental X-rays are directed at the head, use very low doses, and are taken with shielding. Professional guidance generally supports necessary dental imaging during pregnancy while avoiding unnecessary routine imaging. We follow that principle: not never, and not routinely.
If you would prefer to wait and the situation allows it, that is a legitimate choice and we will tell you what waiting means.
What we can explain here — and what needs an exam
A page can inform you. It cannot examine you.
We can explain online
How exposure is minimised
Why necessary imaging may still be appropriate
That routine screening is usually deferred
Determined after an exam
Whether your situation requires imaging now
What the alternative to imaging would mean
What to coordinate with your obstetrician
What to do next
Ask us directly. You will get the reasoning, not a brush-off.