The questionnaire was developed by two oral and maxillofacial radiologists based on common misconceptions among patients visiting dental clinics about radiographic examinations and pregnancy. We hypothesize that women have poor knowledge regarding diagnostic dental imaging during pregnancy. Knowledge about radiation safety and protection during pregnancy is a vital element to enable women to safely seek dental treatment during pregnancy. Considering the lack of available literature, this study was conducted to assess women’s awareness regarding the use of diagnostic dental imaging during pregnancy. Studies have shown that misperceptions are high, which may have an adverse effect on patient care. Physicians’ perceptions about the teratogenic effects and risks from various imaging examinations have been investigated. Several studies have demonstrated that dental students and dentists have a shortage of knowledge concerning diagnostic imaging and radiation safety. It is crucial that pregnant women maintain their dental and oral health since the mother’s oral health is linked to the offspring’s oral health. The lack of awareness regarding the safety of dental imaging hinders pregnant women from seeking dental treatment. The American Dental Association and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists state that pregnant women can take dental radiographs, at any trimester during the pregnancy, with the application of radiation protection measures to keep the dose as low as reasonably achievable. For many years there has been a misconception when it comes to diagnostic dental imaging and pregnancy. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver ( ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.ĭental imaging is an essential tool for the diagnosis of oral diseases, management, and assessment of treatment outcomes. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made.
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