Dental Charting Flashcards
What are five purposes of dental charting? PCLFF
Planning, communication, legal document, financial, audits, forensic uses
What are the two major types of charting?
1) Anatomical chart
2) Geometrical chart (Dentrix)
At MCC, the dental chart includes what two findings?
Oral and radiographic findings
List the correct sequence of charting. (5)
1) Record missing teeth
2) Record any removable prosthesis
3) Examine and record each tooth
4) Evaluate the restored surfaces and look for decay (with transillumination of mirror, air syringe, #23 explorer)
5) Evaluate and record abnormalities or regressive changes
Decay is most commonly found in what 4 places?
1) Pits/Fissures
2) Interproximally
3) Cervical 1/3rd
4. Hard to clean areas
Supernumerary teeth are classified as:
Hyperdontia
Anodontia teeth are classified as:
Hypodontia
A defect of enamel mineralization/maturation caused by heredity or systemic irregularities causing it to be weak and thin.
Enamel hypocalcification
Small teeth or tooth, peg laterals.
Microdontia
Defect with single tooth that attempted to divide during its development.
Gemination
Caused by too much fluoride on teeth when developing.
Fluorosis
Exposure to syphilis during tooth development such as Hutchingson’s incisors and Mulberry molars.
Syphilitic Enamel Hypoplasia
Tooth-to-tooth wear, or grinding, is called what?
Bruxism (bruhk-si-zm)
Tooth wear due to foreign substance such as stiff toothbrush bristles is called what?
Abrasion
A “V” or wedge shaped defect at the CEJ due to occlusal forces.
Abfraction
Loss of tooth due to chemical agent is what?
Erosion
Small chips to deep breaks in tooth.
Fracture
A preventable disease, characterized by demineralization of the hard components.
Caries
An infectious, transmissible, & communicable disease caused by bacteria, diet, and the right pH
Caries
Enamel is made from what?
Hydroxyapatite (hy-droxy-apa-tite)
[Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] also means?
Hydroxyapatite (enamel)
This forms on the tooth (derived from saliva & first stage of plaque/biofilm).
Pellicle
What are the three major bacteria’s that cause caries?
Mutans streptococcus (MS), Sobrinus Streptococcus, & Lactobacillus species