Charting Flashcards
What does an anterior tooth look like on a charting sheet?
4 boxes, 1 for each surface:
Labial, lingual, mesial and distal
What does a posterior tooth look like on a charting surface?
5 boxes, 1 for each surface:
Buccal, lingual, mesial, distal and occlusal
How is a sound tooth charted?
No change to the box
How are caries charted?
An unshaded shape in the boxes corresponding to where the caries is
How are restorations charted?
Shade the regions corresponding to where the restorations are
How is a failed/leaking restoration charted?
A circle, with a shaded circle in the middle, in the box where the restoration is
How is a missing tooth charted?
A horizontal line runs through the middle of the box
How is a required extraction charted?
A diagonal line running from the top left to the bottom right of the box
How is an extraction treated on this course of treatment charted?
Two diagonal lines running through the box like an X
How is a root canal filling charted?
RCF is written above the box
How is a metal ceramic crown charted?
MCC is written above the box
How is a composite restoration charted?
COMP is written above the box
Area where the restoration lies is shaded in
How is an amalgam restoration charted?
AM is written above the box
Area where the restoration lies is shaded in
How is a gold shell crown charted?
GSC is written above the box
How is a fractured incisal edge charted?
A hashtag is drawn in the box
How is a gold inlay charted
AU is written above the box
Area where the inlay lies is shaded in
How is a porcelain veneer charted?
PV is written above the box
How are retained roots charted?
A + is written above the box
1 + for every retained root
How is a porcelain jacket crown charted?
The outline of the box is shaded darker
PJC is written above the box
How is a CoCr RPD charted?
A horizontal line is drawn through the box
PD
CR/CO is written above the box
How is an acrylic RPD charted?
A horizontal line is drawn through the box
PD
ACRY is written above the box
How is an artificial tooth charted?
Two diagonal lines which join at the tip are drawn in the box
How is an outstanding tooth charted?
An upward facing arrow is drawn above the box
How is an in standing tooth charted?
A downward facing arrow is drawn above the box
How is a mesially or distally rotated tooth charted?
A curved arrow facing either left or right is drawn above the box
How is a partially erupted tooth charted?
PE is written above the box
How is an unerupted tooth charted?
UE is written above the box
How is a fissure sealant charted?
FS is written above the box
How are two separate restorations on the same surface charted?
2 separate shaded circles are drawn in the same box
How is a retained deciduous tooth charted?
A small box is drawn into the top left corner and the letter of the tooth is written on the right side eg - C
How is a bridge retainer charted?
The outline of the box is shaded darker
BR is written above the box