Can you have a MRI if you have a permanent retainer in your mouth?

Can you have a MRI if you have a permanent retainer in your mouth?

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Central Medical Imaging

Published on Jan 25, 2012

Yes you can, if your having a head or neck scan you might get some image artifact from this. No concerns in regards to the magnetic field.

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Answered by Central Medical Imaging

Yes you can, if your having a head or neck scan you might get some image artifact from this. No concerns in regards to the magnetic field.

Published on Jul 11, 2012


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