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Dental Charting
How to chart teeth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| # MM recession | # of MM lines on the root of the tooth. Example: 1MM = 1 line on the root. Example: 3 MM = 3 lines on the root. |
| Root Canal needed | RED line through the root of the tooth. |
| Drifting | An arrow pointing in the direction of the drift, in between the teeth. Example: #3 is drifting in the Mesial direction. An arrow should be pointing Mesially between #3 and #4. |
| Missing tooth | 1. straight line through the whole tooth -OR- 2. an X over the whole tooth. |
| Existing Root Canal | BLACK/BLUE line through the root of the tooth. |
| Abscess | An open circle at the apex (tip) of the root. |
| Impacted | Whole tooth circled. |
| O-Resin | Open circle in the middle of the O surface of the tooth. |
| Sealant | A capital "S" on the O surface of the tooth. |
| Full Gold Bridge | Abutment (tooth #1): all surfaces colored in Pontic (tooth #2): O surface colored in/line drawn through the center of the tooth Abutment (tooth #3): all surfaces colored in * All 3 of these teeth are connected with an equals sign connecting them. |
| Mobility | Roman numerals used. They are placed at the tip of the root. |
| Super-erupted | An arrow along side the O surface pointing towards the B surface. |
| Pits and Fissures Sealents | "S" on O surface RED if needed - BLACK/BLUE if existing |
| Fractured Root/Crown | RED zigzag line acrossed affected area. Should resemble what the actual fracture looks like. |
| Pulpectomy/Root Canal | Straight line on root of all surfaces. RED if needed - BLACK/BLUE if existing. |
| Porcelain Crown | Out line the crown on all surfaces. RED if needed - BLACK/BLUE if existing |
| Porcelain Fused to Metal Crown (PFM) | Outline crown and use //// marks on all views. RED if needed - BLACK/BLUE if existing |