Tell the MRI team about your dental implants before the appointment. The useful answer is the safety labeling for your device and restoration, not a general statement that dental implants contain titanium.
Two questions need separate answers: can the device be scanned under the proposed conditions, and could it interfere with the image the doctor needs? An implant may have a conditional safety label and still create an image artifact.
MR Conditional is a specific label
The FDA explains MR safety categories. An MR Conditional device has conditions that must be met for safe use in the MRI environment. That label is different from MR Safe, and an unknown safety status should not be treated as permission to proceed.
For a concrete example, Nobel Biocare's MR safety instructions specify scan conditions and discuss image artifacts. The document also identifies an implant configuration whose safety has not been evaluated. It is evidence of product-specific limits, not clearance for another manufacturer's implant or an unidentified assembly.
Let the radiology team interpret the applicable conditions. Choosing scanner settings from an online summary or reporting only a material name leaves essential screening information unresolved.
Send device information before scan day
- Implant identity
- Manufacturer, product line and reference information from the placement record or device card
- Current restoration
- Available records for the abutment, crown, bridge or denture, including later changes
- Removable components
- Tell the team about removable dental appliances and ask for their instructions.
- Document source
- The treating practice or supplier that can confirm the device and obtain its current safety information
These details form a screening aid. They do not replace the MRI department's questionnaire or its assessment of other devices you may have. Send a copy through the channel the department requests, rather than waiting until you are about to enter the scanner area.
If the implant brand is unknown, explain that when booking. Ask whether the department needs identification from your dentist and what it requires before confirming the examination. Our implant-records guide provides a focused records-request example.
Image quality is a separate planning question
An artifact is an effect on the image. Its importance depends on what anatomy needs examination and on the imaging plan. A general assurance that an implant will not be pulled out does not answer whether the area of interest can be imaged clearly.
Tell the department which dental restoration you have and where it is located. The radiologist can decide whether this information affects the examination. Do not cancel a needed investigation or substitute another scan on your own because a website mentions artifacts.
A fixed implant crown should not be removed by the patient for MRI preparation. For a removable appliance, follow the department's instructions about what to bring and where to remove it.
What a useful confirmation sounds like
Ask whether the team has the device information it needs, whether any further records are outstanding and whether there are preparation instructions for your dental appliance. Keep the reply with the appointment details.
The MRI team's decision concerns the identified device in the planned examination. It should not be transferred to a future scan with different conditions or to another person's implants.
Sources checked October 13, 2026. MRI screening and device clearance belong to the radiology team.