Dental Charting Flashcards
What is a dental chart?
It is a diagrammatic representation of the teeth showing all the surfaces
What is the purpose of dental charting?
- Quick reference
- Aid treatment planning
- Forensic odontological evidence
- Witness of fact
What are the consequences of poor dental charting?
- Incorrect treatment
- Damages to patient
- Medico-legal implications
- Financial implications
How long do we need to keep records for?
Ideally records should be kept indefinitely but at least for 11 years after the completion of treatment
How long should we to keep children records for?
Until the patient is 25 year olds or for 11 years after competition of treatment (whichever if longer)
If you are doing paper notes what colour pen should. you write in?
Black pen
What is an MOD restoration?
Mesio-occlusal-distal restoration
What is an MI restoration?
Mesio-incisal restoration
What is an OL restoration?
Occluso lingual restoartion
What does a black circle on a dental chart mean?
Restoration
How do you represent a missing tooth on a dental chart?
A straight black line though the tooth
How do you represent a tooth that has moved due to orthodontic movement?
arrow in the direction of movement
How do you indicate caries on a dental chart?
An an UNFILLED circe
How do you indicate if a restoration, crown or filling is unsound or carious and needs replacing
Draw an UNFILLED circle around the restoration
How do you represent a crown on a dental chart?
Cr in a box
How do you represent a tooth for extraction?
Diagonal line that continues outside the box
What is a MCC on a dental chart?
Metal ceramic crown
What is a PBC on a dental chart?
Porcelain bonded crown
What is a PC on a dental chart?
Porcelain crown
What is a PJC on a dental chart?
Porcelain jacket crown
What is a DBC on a dental chart?
A dentine bonded crown
What is a FVC on a dental chart?
A full veneer gold crown (full gold shell crown)
What is a 3/4 FGC on a dental chart?
3/4 Gold crown
What does S stand for on a dental chart?
Supernumerary (extra) tooth
What does p/e stand for on a dental chart?
Partially erupted tooth
What does an X though the box on a dental chart stand for?
A retained root
How do you represent a restoration on a dental chart?
Represented as a black circle
A straight black line through the tooth means what?
A missing tooth
What does an arrow in the direction of movement show?
Tooth movement
What does an UNFILLED circle show on a dental chart?
Caries
If you see a Cr in a box on the dental chart what does that indicate?
A crown
How do you represent a retained root on a dental chart?
X though the box
How do you represent a fracture on a dental chart?
#
What does V stand for on a dental chart?
Veneer (usually porcelain but could be gold or composite)
What does BR stand for on a dental chart?
Conventional bridge retainer
What does BP stand for on a dental chart?
Conventional bridge Pontic
What does RRR stand for on a dental chart?
Resin retained retainer
What does RRP stand for on a dental chart?
Resin retained Pontic
How do you represent a full upper and lower denture on a dental chart?
F/F
How do you represent a partial upper and lower denture denture on a dental chart?
P/P
How do you represent a full upper denture on a dental chart?
F/- (C/-)
How do you represent a full lower denture on a dental chart?
-/F (-/C)
How do you represent an artificial or false tooth on a dental chart?
A
How do you represent a cobalt chrome on a dental chart?
Co/Cr
How do you represent an over denture tooth on a dental chart?
ODT
If you see a # on a dental chart what does it represent ?
A fractured tooth
How do you represent a metal ceramic crown on a dental chart?
MCC
How do you represent a porcelain bonded crown on a dental chart?
PBC
How do you represented a porcelain crown on a dental chart?
PC
How do you represent a dentine bonded crown on a dental chart?
DBC
How do you represent a full veneer gold crown on a dental chart?
FVC
How do you represent a 3/4 gold crown on a dental chart?
3/4 FGC
How do you represent a supernumerary tooth on a dental chart?
S
How would you represent a partially erupted tooth on a dental chart?
p/e
How do you represent retained roots on a dental chart?
X
How do you represent a veneer on a dental chart?
V
How do you represent a conventional bridge retainer on a dental chart?
BR
How do you represent a conventional bridge Pontic on a dental chart?
BP
How do you represent a Resin retained retainer on a dental chart?
RPR
How do you represent a Resin retained ponticon a dental chart?
RRP
What does F/F represent on a dental chart?
Full upper and lower denture
What does P/P represent on a dental chart?
Partial upper and partial lower denture
What does F/- represent on a dental chart?
Full upper denture
What does -/F represent on a dental chart?
Full lower denture
What does P/F represent on a dental chart?
Partial upper denture and full lower denture
What does an A represent on a dental chart?
Artificial or false tooth
What does Co/Cr represent on a dental chart?
Cobalt chrome
What does ODT represent on a dental chart?
Overdenture tooth