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In response to "it depends on what part of your body they are imaging" by tRuMaN

also, if you have a steel rod in your knee, you might want to mention that first. -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jan 5 '09, 13:27

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metal plate in your skull? definitely tell them. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 13:28 2
- grenade shrapnel lodged mere inches from vital organs? you'll probably be cool. -- nm - TFox Jan 5, 13:30 1
  - phew. -- nm - Tony Stark Jan 5, 13:33
or dental work like bridges but they can work around it. -- nm - zork Jan 5, 13:28 6
- I have a small metal wire around the back of the front five teeth on my lower jaw ... I wonder what festivities that would result in. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:33 5
  - five? that's an odd number. retainer? -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 13:34 4
    - One of the front four was pulled due to poor placement -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:35 3
      - aahhhh. When I had the wire it was behind the lower front six, anchored to the canines. - loosilu Jan 5, 13:39 2
        
        this one is just glued on to what would normally be the front six, I don't think it's "anchored" in the banded sense -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:40 1
        
        exactly what I had. watch out if it gets loose, it stabbed me in the palate one day. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 13:43

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