Dear Sir/Madam, I am in the 26th week of pregnancy and today I had a dental X-ray, although specialists had differing opinions about the harmfulness of X-rays for the fetus: one opinion was that with a dental X-ray the fetus is exposed to radiation to approximately the same extent as during air travel, while the opposite opinion was that I could have the X-ray only at my own risk. I decided to have the X-ray after surgery for an abscess, because without the image the doctors could not advise whether the painful tooth should be extracted or treated. Since I am still in pain and have swelling after the surgery despite antibiotic therapy, I decided on digital X-ray imaging and asked the radiology technician to give me double protection, because I had read on a blog that a pregnant woman should be protected in this way from radiation. The radiology technician agreed to my request, gave me a double apron and performed the imaging with a digital X-ray. I would like to know whether I acted correctly and whether there is any danger to the fetus, and if so, what the possible consequences for the fetus could be. Thank you in advance for your answer and kind regards.