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Dental charting Flashcards

1
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importance of charting

A

accurate record of dental condition, communication with colleagues, medio-legal issues, forensics

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2
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What has charting been used for in forensic dentistry?

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identifying bodies and murderers, crime

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3
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What should be charted?

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caries, dentures, crowded/rotated teeth, missing teeth, restorations, splint, veneers, bridges

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4
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What do you need to include when charting restorations?

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type of material - AM, COMP, AU

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5
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Difference between periodontal disease and periodontitis

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Periodontal disease is a broad term for diseases of the gingivae and supporting tissues of the teeth, whereas periodontitis is the inflammation of the supporting tissues of the teeth, resulting in irreversible tissue destruction.

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6
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how do you identify pockets?

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probing

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7
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Plaque retention factors

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calculus, overhanging restorations, poor margins on dentures/crowns…

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8
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What does BPE stand for?

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Basic Periodontal Exam

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9
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How many segments is the mouth split into during a BPE?

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6

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10
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What should you chart first?

A

missing teeth

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10
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what does FDI stand for?

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Federation Dental International

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11
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How does FDI deciduous charting work?

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Starts at UR with 5,6,7,8 (LR). second number is still tooth number (1-5)

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12
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How does Palmer charting work?

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Using drawing of corner with tooth number inside. 1-8 for permanent teeth, A-E for deciduous.

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13
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What to draw if there is caries and a restoration is needed?

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Hollow circle on surface with caries. or circle and triangle for interproximal caries/extensions

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14
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if a restoration has been completed what should you draw?

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Fill in the hollow circle / circle triangle

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15
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if a restoration requires replacing, what should you draw?

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line around restoration

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16
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why would a restoration need replacing?

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caries, lost restoration, fractured

17
Q

How to indicate a buccal cervical restoration (down at gingiva)?

A

filled in semi-circle at edge of box

18
Q

What to do if there are 2 separate occlusal restorations on the same surface?

A

draw two separate filled-in circles

19
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What to do if there is a partially erupted tooth?

A

PE under/over box

20
Q

what to do is there is an unerupted tooth?

A

UE

21
Q

How would you confirm the presence of an UE tooth?

A

Radiograph

22
Q

how to indicate the presence of a fissure sealant?

A

FS

23
Q

How to indicate if a tooth has drifted distally/mesially?

A

Horizontal arrow over box in the direction

24
Q

how to indicate a tooth outstanding or instanding?

A

Vertical arrow in correct direction

25
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How to indicate if a tooth needs extracting?

A

diagonal line across box

26
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how to indicate if a tooth has now been extracted? (in that appointment)

A

X in box (draw second diagonal line)

27
Q

how to indicate that a tooth is missing? (e.g. appointment after an extraction)

A

Horizontal line across box

28
Q

how to indicate a fractured incisal edge?

A

#

29
Q

how to indicate the presence of a crown

A

bold outline of box lines

30
Q

how to indicate retained roots

A

+ (number of + equivalent to number of roots present/should be present if uncertain)

31
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How to indicate a temporary dressing/filling?

A

Vertical stripes in circle/triangle

32
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How to indicate if root canal treatment is required due to cavity?

A

Draw a hollow circle at the surface of the tooth where caries is present. write RCT under/over tooth

33
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How to indicate a root canal filling with a complete restoration?

A

Fill in circle that indicates caries. RCT should still be written there.

34
Q

What do you call the structures on the teeth adjacent to the missing teeth that are supporting the bridge?

A

Bridge retainer (BR)

35
Q

What do you call the structure that replaces missing teeth in a bridge?

A

Bridge pontic (BP)

36
Q

How to indicate the presence of a bridge

A

Draw a thickened edge around the crown and write BR and the material used (e.g. MCC). Draw a horizontal line across the missing tooth and write BP

37
Q

How to indicate a splint or retainer

A

Double ended horizontal arrow above/below boxes

38
Q

How to indicate a porcelain veneer?

A

PV written above/below box

39
Q

How to indicate a missing tooth with the space closed (ortho)

A

Double headed arrow across box

40
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How to indicate a retained deciduous tooth?

A

Box off a corner of the tooth and write C in the small box created.

41
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Why might a deciduous tooth be retained?

A

In the case of hypodontia where a lower number of teeth develop compared to normal.

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