Restorative Charting

Question 1

What is charted in blue?

Answer 1

existing conditions
ie ( missing teeth, deciduous teeth, additional teeth, direct and indirect restorations, removable appliances, endo, implants, ortho)

Question 2

What is charted in red?

Answer 2

conditions which require treatment
ie (caries, recurrent caries, abrasion, extraction, fracture, abscess, periapical pathology, missing restorations, open margins, overhangs)

Question 3

How do you chart supernumeraty teeth?

Answer 3

Blue

- add a notation on chart regarding tooth and area located

Question 4

How do you chart retained decidous teeth?

Answer 4

Blue

- mark out permanent tooth # and replace w/ deciduous tooth #

Question 5

How do you chart missing teeth that are not present?

Answer 5

Blue

- mark out all views w/ X or color in

Question 6

How do you chart missing teeth that are impacted?

Answer 6

Blue

Circle all views in blue that are NOT indicated for extraction

Question 7

How do you chart direct amalgam restorations

Answer 7

Blue

• Record surfaces present
• fill in shape of restoration clinically

Question 8

How do you chart tooth colored direct (composite (C), glass ionomer (GI), preventitive resin restoration (PRR)) restorations?

Answer 8

Blue

- outline in blue the shape of the restoration seen clinically

Question 9

How do you chart sealants?

Answer 9

Blue

- blue S on occlusal surface or in buccal/lingual pit area for sealants

Question 10

How do you chart single/ multiple indirect restorations? (inlay/onlay, 3/4 crown, CVC,all ceramic crown, percelain veneer, cerec)

Answer 10

Blue

• cast metal -outline shape of cast metal in blue on all tooth views as seen clinically and fill in cast metal areas w/ parallel blue lines
• porcelain- outline shape of porcelain in blue on all tooth views seen clinically do not fill in

Question 11

How do you chart a Metal ceramic crown (MCC) indirect restoration?

Answer 11

Blue

- outline porcelain areas and use blue parallel lines for metal portion only

Question 12

How do you chart a post & core indirect restoration?

Answer 12

Blue

- draw approx radiographic shape of P & C

Question 13

How do you chart a fixed partial denture “bridge” indirect restoration?

Answer 13

Blue

- connect FPD teeth components using horizontal blue connector line above occlusal view

Question 14

How do you chart an abutment crown indirect restoration?

Answer 14

Blue

- chart abutment teeth accroding to type (MCC or CVC) root view should be blocked out

Question 15

How do you chart a pontic indirect restoration?

Answer 15

Blue

-place blue x through missing teeth

Question 16

How do you chart a removable partial denture?

Answer 16

Blue

• fill in or place blue x through all views of missing teeth roots
• place horizontal blue line above occlusal view of teeth which are replaced and write RPD

Question 17

How do you chart a complete denture?

Answer 17

Blue

• place large blue x over endentulous arch
• place blue horizontal line above occlusal views in arch involved and write CD

Question 18

How do you chart implants?

Answer 18

Blue

• draw implant shape in blue in area of missing root and use blue parallel lines to denotes surfaces w/ cast metal
• chart coronal restoration as appropriate

Question 19

How do you chart endodontics?

Answer 19

Blue

- draw blue line through root for each canal to the extent that gutta percha is seen on radiograph

Question 20

How do you chart orthodontics?

Answer 20

Blue
- draw blue line through all aspects for teeth where a fixed retainer is visible
(add areas of bonding as appropriate)

Question 21

How do you chart caries?

Answer 21

Red

• record all surface involved; include caries found on radiographs
• for primary, root, or recurrent caries outline approx size of lesion and fill in w/ red

Question 22

How do you chart recurrent caries at margins of existing defective restorations?

Answer 22

Chart existing restoration in blue

Fill in defective area in red

Question 23

How do you chart overhangs on defective restorations?

Answer 23

• chart restoration in blue

- label defective area in red as “OH”

Question 24

How do you chart open margins on defective restorations?

Answer 24

• chart existing restoration in blue

- label defective area in red as “open margin”

Question 25

How do you chart fractured defective restorations?

Answer 25

• chart existing restoration in blue

- label defective area w/ red zigzag

Question 26

How do you chart missing (lost) defective restorations?

Answer 26

• chart existing restoration in blue

- label defective are in red as “missing”

Question 27

How do you chart abrasion (usually cervical area)

Answer 27

RED

- outline area in red on appropriate tooth surface and label “ABRAS”

Question 28

How do you chart if extraction is needed on an erupted tooth?

Answer 28

RED

-place red “x” over all crown and root views

Question 29

How do you chart if extraction is needed on impacted tooth?

Answer 29

RED

- circle all views in red and place red “x” over crown and root views

Question 30

How do you chart apical abscess/periapical pathology, endodontic treatment indicated?

Answer 30

RED

• outline periapical pathology in red
• draw red line thru root(s) denote affected canals

Question 31

How do you chart fractured tooth/root?

Answer 31

RED

- draw a red line thru fractured portions of tooth/root; mark any missing cusps w/ RED “x”