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Dental Abbr/classes
Dental Abbreviations/ Classifications
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CRN | crown |
| PRN | as needed |
| RUC | restoration under crown |
| Bid | twice a day |
| Q | every |
| h | hour |
| TID | three times a day |
| QD | every day |
| QID | four times a day |
| RCT | root canal |
| Ext | extraction |
| CEJ | cementoenamel junction |
| "c" | composite |
| "a" | amalgam |
| TMJ | tempromandibular joint |
| Post-op | after surgery |
| Pre-op | before surgery |
| TX | treatment |
| Pt | patient |
| NT | next time |
| APX | adult prophy |
| CPX | child prophy |
| eval | evaluation |
| Carp | carpal |
| SRP | scaling & root planing |
| w/ | with |
| hs | at night |
| flg | filling |
| ant | anterior |
| post | posterior |
| PCN | penicillin |
| & | and |
| M | mesial |
| D | distal |
| B | buccal |
| I | incisal |
| Occl | occlusal |
| MOD | mesial occlusal distal |
| FIL | facial incisal lingual |
| L | lingual |
| BM | buccal mesial |
| MIDLF | mesial incisal distal lingual facial |
| Clinda | clindamycin |
| Amoxil | amoxicillin |
| epi | epinephrine |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BPM | beats per minute |
| adj | adjustment |
| max | maxillary |
| mand | mandibular |
| part | partial |
| dent | denture |
| RX | prescription |
| EX | example |
| RE | regards to |
| endo | endodontics |
| ortho | orthodontics |
| Class I | pits & fissures of the occlusal 1/3 |
| Class II | proximal surface of molars & premolars |
| Class III | proximal surfaces of central/lateral incisors & cuspids |
| Class IV | Proximal including incisal edges/angles of anterior teeth |
| Class V | gingival third of the facial/buccal, lingual surface of teeth |
| Class VI | affects cusp tips |
| HIPAA | health insurance portability accountability act |
| PA | periapical x-ray |
| BWX | bitewing x-ray |
| flx | fluoride |
| CE | continuing education |