Dental paper charting Flashcards
what is the purpose of dental charting
quick reference
aid treatment plans
forensic odontological evidence
witness of fact
what are the consequences of poor chartings
incorrect treatment
damages to patient
medico legal implications
financial implications
how long do we need to retain patient record for adults
ideally indefinitely but if not a minimum of 11 years after the completion
how long do we retain notes for children
until the patient is 25 or for 11 years after the completion of treatment- whichever is longer
what are some other methods of charting
FDI
palmer
how does the FDI notation work for adults
the mouth is split into quadrants UR=1 UL=2 LL=3 LR=4
how does the FDI notation work for children
UR=5
UL=6
LL=7
LR=8
how many teeth do children have in each quadrant
5 teeth from 1,2,3,4,5
how do we annotate a missing tooth on paper charting
-
and -> to indicate the movement of teeth
how do we indicate caries
a unfilled circle on the location of the tooth
how do we indicate a restoration
a coloured filled in circle on the location of the tooth and above we can annotate what type of filling above
how do we annotate caries around a restoration
the restoration filled in circle and then outlined
how do we illustrate a crown
Cr
how do we illustrate a tooth that has been written for extraction
a diagonal line through the square
how do we say a tooth has recently been extracted
`X in the box that fills the whole box
what does MCC mean
metal ceramic crown
what does PBC mean
porcelain bonded crown
what does FVC mean
full veneer gold crown
what does S stand for
supplementary teeth
what does p/e mean
partially erupted teeth
what does the x mean when it doesn’t take up the full box
retained root
what is the symbol for fracture
#
what does BR mean
conventional bridge retainer
what does BP mean
conventional bridge pontic
what does RRR mean
resin retained retainer
what does RRP mean
resin retained pontic
how do we show a full upper and lower denture
F/F
how do we show partial upper and lower dentures
P/P
how do we show full upper denture and not a lower denture
F/-
how do we show a partial lower denture only
-/P
how do we illustrate an artificial tooth
A
what is the abbreviation for over denture tooth
ODT
