Charting Flashcards

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Why do dentists chart?

A
  • to keep an accurate record of the dental condition at examination
  • to keep a record of the patient’s history while under your care
  • to communicate accurately and effectively with professional colleagues
  • for medicolegal incidents
  • forensics
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2
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What should be charted?

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  • crowded/rotated teeth
  • missing teeth
  • restorations
  • caries
  • splints
  • veneers
  • bridges
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3
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What should be states when charting restorations

A

the type of material used

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4
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how is amalgam stated in charting

A

AM

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5
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How is composite charted?

A

COMP

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6
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What is a basic periodontal exam

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Use a 0.5mm diameter ball ended probe with coloured marker 3.5 - 5.5 mm from tip (CPITN)

examine dentition by sextants

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7
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What is code 0 for periodontal examination

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healthy gingival tissue with no bleeding on probing

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8
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what is code 1 for a periodontal examination

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coloured area probe remains completely visible

no calculus or defective restoration margins

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9
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what is code 2 in a periodontal examination

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coloured area probe remains completely visible

calculus or defective restoration margins detected

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10
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what is code 3 in a periodontal examination

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coloured area of the probe is only partly visible

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what is code 4 of a periodontal examination

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coloured area of the probe disappaers (pocket > 6 mm)

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12
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what is code * in a periodontal examination

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furcation involvement

OR

recession PLUS probing > 7mm

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13
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what are plaque retention factors

A

calculus

overhanging restorations

poor margins on dentures

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14
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What does it mean if there is an X in one of the sextants of a basic periodonal examination

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not enough teeth to give a grade

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15
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what are the 3 charting systems

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FDI

palmer

graphical/grid

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16
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What is FDI charting

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federation dental international

also known is ISO-3950 notation

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17
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What is palmer notation

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also known as military tooth numbering system

modified version of the Zsigmondy system

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18
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how is palmer’s charting system done

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Upper right, left etc is the quadrant

then add the tooth number 1-8 or A-E for deciduous teeth

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19
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Draw out the graphical representation of an upper right incisor/canine

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20
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Draw out the graphical represntation of a lower left premolar/molar

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21
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What should be charted first

A

missing teeth

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22
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How do you chart a sound teeth

A

do not draw anything

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23
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How do you chart a partially erupted tooth

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Write PE beneath it

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24
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How do you chart a left hadn side tooth drifting distally

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How do you chart a tooth being outstanding/instanding
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How do you chart a left hadn tooth drifting mesially
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How do you chart a tooth to be extracted
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How do you chart a tooth that is extracted
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How do you chart a missing tooth $
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How do you chart a fractures incisal edge
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How do you chart a tooth with a metal ceramic crown
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How do you chart a tooth with an AU onlay
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How do you chart a tooth that requires RCT and has an occlusal cavity
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How do you chart a tooth with retained roots
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How do you chart a tooth missings and is replaced by a bridge pontic and the bridge retainers are on adjacent teeth
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How do you chart a splint present
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How do you chart a porcelein veneer
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How do you chart a tooth missing but the space is closed
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draw a labial caries
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how do you chart a labial restoration
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how do you chart a restoration to be replaced
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how do you chart an interproximal restoration
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how do you chart an interproximal and incisal restoration
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how do you chart a palatal restoration
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how do you chart a root canal filling
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how do you chart a metal ceramic crown
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how do you chart a gold shell crown
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how do you chart a fractured incisal edge
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how do you chart a fractured incisal edge
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how do you chart a porcelein veneer
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how do you chart a porcelain jacket crown
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how do you chart a tooth that require extraction
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how do you chart a tooth that is extracted on the course of this treatment
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how do you chart a tooth that has retained roots
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how do you chart teeth that have been replaced by a partial denture chrome/cobalt
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how do you chart teeth replaced by a partial acrylic denture
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how do you chart a tooth that is outstanding
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how do you chart a tooth that is instanding
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how do you chart a tooth that is unerupted
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how do you chart a tooth that is a retained deciduous
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how do you chart a bridge retainer
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how do you chart a splint
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how do you chart a tooth that is an implant
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how do you chart a tooth that is partially erupted
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how do you chart a tooth that is fissure sealed
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how do you chart two seperate amalgam restorations
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how do you chart a bridge pontic
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how do you chart a buccal-cervical restoration in glass ionomer
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how do you chart a tooth that is missing but the space is closed
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how do you chart a tooth that requires root treatment with an occlusal restoration
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what does Cu mean
complete upper denture
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what does Cl mean
complete lower denture
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what does NV mean
non vital tooth
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what does NCTSL mean
non carious tooth surface loss