Charting Flashcards
Why do dentists chart?
- 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
What should be charted?
- crowded/rotated teeth
- missing teeth
- restorations
- caries
- splints
- veneers
- bridges
What should be states when charting restorations
the type of material used
how is amalgam stated in charting
AM
How is composite charted?
COMP
What is a basic periodontal exam
Use a 0.5mm diameter ball ended probe with coloured marker 3.5 - 5.5 mm from tip (CPITN)
examine dentition by sextants
What is code 0 for periodontal examination
healthy gingival tissue with no bleeding on probing
what is code 1 for a periodontal examination
coloured area probe remains completely visible
no calculus or defective restoration margins
what is code 2 in a periodontal examination
coloured area probe remains completely visible
calculus or defective restoration margins detected
what is code 3 in a periodontal examination
coloured area of the probe is only partly visible
what is code 4 of a periodontal examination
coloured area of the probe disappaers (pocket > 6 mm)
what is code * in a periodontal examination
furcation involvement
OR
recession PLUS probing > 7mm
what are plaque retention factors
calculus
overhanging restorations
poor margins on dentures
What does it mean if there is an X in one of the sextants of a basic periodonal examination
not enough teeth to give a grade
what are the 3 charting systems
FDI
palmer
graphical/grid
What is FDI charting
federation dental international
also known is ISO-3950 notation
What is palmer notation
also known as military tooth numbering system
modified version of the Zsigmondy system
how is palmer’s charting system done
Upper right, left etc is the quadrant
then add the tooth number 1-8 or A-E for deciduous teeth
Draw out the graphical representation of an upper right incisor/canine

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

What should be charted first
missing teeth
How do you chart a sound teeth
do not draw anything
How do you chart a partially erupted tooth
Write PE beneath it
How do you chart a left hadn side tooth drifting distally

How do you chart a tooth being outstanding/instanding

How do you chart a left hadn tooth drifting mesially

How do you chart a tooth to be extracted

How do you chart a tooth that is extracted

How do you chart a missing tooth $

How do you chart a fractures incisal edge

How do you chart a tooth with a metal ceramic crown

How do you chart a tooth with an AU onlay

How do you chart a tooth that requires RCT and has an occlusal cavity

How do you chart a tooth with retained roots

How do you chart a tooth missings and is replaced by a bridge pontic and the bridge retainers are on adjacent teeth

How do you chart a splint present

How do you chart a porcelein veneer

How do you chart a tooth missing but the space is closed

draw a labial caries

how do you chart a labial restoration

how do you chart a restoration to be replaced

how do you chart an interproximal restoration

how do you chart an interproximal and incisal restoration

how do you chart a palatal restoration

how do you chart a root canal filling

how do you chart a metal ceramic crown

how do you chart a gold shell crown

how do you chart a fractured incisal edge

how do you chart a fractured incisal edge

how do you chart a porcelein veneer

how do you chart a porcelain jacket crown

how do you chart a tooth that require extraction

how do you chart a tooth that is extracted on the course of this treatment

how do you chart a tooth that has retained roots

how do you chart teeth that have been replaced by a partial denture chrome/cobalt

how do you chart teeth replaced by a partial acrylic denture

how do you chart a tooth that is outstanding

how do you chart a tooth that is instanding

how do you chart a tooth that is unerupted

how do you chart a tooth that is a retained deciduous

how do you chart a bridge retainer

how do you chart a splint

how do you chart a tooth that is an implant

how do you chart a tooth that is partially erupted

how do you chart a tooth that is fissure sealed

how do you chart two seperate amalgam restorations

how do you chart a bridge pontic

how do you chart a buccal-cervical restoration in glass ionomer

how do you chart a tooth that is missing but the space is closed

how do you chart a tooth that requires root treatment with an occlusal restoration

what does Cu mean
complete upper denture
what does Cl mean
complete lower denture
what does NV mean
non vital tooth
what does NCTSL mean
non carious tooth surface loss