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teacherD Dec 9th, 2005 01:36 PM

Can airline xray effect teeth xrays?
 
This may seem like a stupid question but here it is: I will be traveling by plane on Sunday and carrying teeth xrays to show to another dentist. I'm carrying them on board. Will they be effected when I put them through the xray machine at the airport?


indytravel Dec 9th, 2005 01:40 PM

No your teeth x-rays are already developed. That stops the photographic process. They are no longer vulnerable to light or x-rays.

It would be like taking a developed photo through the x-ray machine.

teacherD Dec 9th, 2005 01:59 PM

Thanks! I'm going for a second opinion and didn't want to arrive with ruined xrays!

Intrepid1 Dec 9th, 2005 06:20 PM

Second opinion or not don['t be surprised if the person being asked for a second opinion insists on taking their own films.

Lex1 Dec 10th, 2005 01:24 AM

Teacher: Do you mean "affected"?

My teachers [nearly] always told me that there were no stupid questions.

mikemo Dec 10th, 2005 10:52 AM

Pretty funny.
Where and what on earth do you teach, lol?
M


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