Diagnostic radiation in a pregnant woman may cause:
Correct Answer: Low birth weight babies
Description: Fetal exposure during dental X-rays is only about 1 microgray, which is lesser than background radiation. However, maternal radiation dose to thyroid gland from dental radiographs can cause low birth weight infants.
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