Dental paper charting Flashcards

1
Q

what is the purpose of dental charting

A

quick reference
aid treatment plans
forensic odontological evidence
witness of fact

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2
Q

what are the consequences of poor chartings

A

incorrect treatment
damages to patient
medico legal implications
financial implications

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3
Q

how long do we need to retain patient record for adults

A

ideally indefinitely but if not a minimum of 11 years after the completion

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4
Q

how long do we retain notes for children

A

until the patient is 25 or for 11 years after the completion of treatment- whichever is longer

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5
Q

what are some other methods of charting

A

FDI

palmer

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6
Q

how does the FDI notation work for adults

A
the mouth is split into quadrants 
UR=1 
UL=2
LL=3
LR=4
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7
Q

how does the FDI notation work for children

A

UR=5
UL=6
LL=7
LR=8

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8
Q

how many teeth do children have in each quadrant

A

5 teeth from 1,2,3,4,5

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9
Q

how do we annotate a missing tooth on paper charting

A

-

and -> to indicate the movement of teeth

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10
Q

how do we indicate caries

A

a unfilled circle on the location of the tooth

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11
Q

how do we indicate a restoration

A

a coloured filled in circle on the location of the tooth and above we can annotate what type of filling above

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12
Q

how do we annotate caries around a restoration

A

the restoration filled in circle and then outlined

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13
Q

how do we illustrate a crown

A

Cr

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14
Q

how do we illustrate a tooth that has been written for extraction

A

a diagonal line through the square

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15
Q

how do we say a tooth has recently been extracted

A

`X in the box that fills the whole box

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16
Q

what does MCC mean

A

metal ceramic crown

17
Q

what does PBC mean

A

porcelain bonded crown

18
Q

what does FVC mean

A

full veneer gold crown

19
Q

what does S stand for

A

supplementary teeth

20
Q

what does p/e mean

A

partially erupted teeth

21
Q

what does the x mean when it doesn’t take up the full box

A

retained root

22
Q

what is the symbol for fracture

A

#

23
Q

what does BR mean

A

conventional bridge retainer

24
Q

what does BP mean

A

conventional bridge pontic

25
Q

what does RRR mean

A

resin retained retainer

26
Q

what does RRP mean

A

resin retained pontic

27
Q

how do we show a full upper and lower denture

A

F/F

28
Q

how do we show partial upper and lower dentures

A

P/P

29
Q

how do we show full upper denture and not a lower denture

A

F/-

30
Q

how do we show a partial lower denture only

A

-/P

31
Q

how do we illustrate an artificial tooth

A

A

32
Q

what is the abbreviation for over denture tooth

A

ODT