Charting Symbols
What condition is indicated by an X crossing a tooth out?
A missing tooth
What tooth is indicated by the number 1-1?
Max central incisor, first quad
How many measurements are taken on each tooth?
6
What level of treatment plan does an implant fall under?
level 3- optimum care
What PPE should your patient wear?
Glasses, bib
What condition is indicated by a line through the root of a tooth?
RCT
What tooth number is the mandibular, right, wisdom tooth using the ISO system?
4-8
What does class 3 furcation mean?
There is not bone but there is soft tissue preventing the probe from exiting the other side of the tooth.
What type of assessment is involved by feeling with your fingers?
Palpation
What position will you patient be seat in for an intra oral exam?
Supine
What condition is indicated by outlining the Facial, Incisal and Lingual crown of a tooth?
A non metal crown
How would you identify the first molar in the third quadrant using palmers notation?
A bracket facing the 3rd quad with the number 6 under it.
At what periodontal depth would you start to chart in red?
4mm
What type of assessment uses an explorer?
Instrumentation
What does the color red mean?
Work that needs to be completed
What condition is indicated by horizontal lines through the root of a tooth?
Implant
How many teeth are in a primary dentition chart?
20
What is the most important characteristic of healthy gingiva?
Uniform color
Name 3 things you may need when presenting a treatment plan?
• Before and after photographs
• Diagnostic casts of similar cases
• Models of proposed appliances, such as full or partial dentures, dental implants, or fixed crowns and bridges
• Anatomic models to demonstrate conditions
What does the color blue mean?
Existing conditions or work already completed
What condition is indicated by an S on the occlusal surface of a tooth?
Sealant
What number would you call the canine in the first quadrant using the universal numbering system?
#6
If the tooth has movement in any direction, what are you charting?
Mobility
What a patient has been given and explained options/considerations/possible outcomes, etc and agrees to a treatment. What are they giving?
Informed consent
What should you do if you did not correctly hear a dictated note?
Ask the doctor to repeat it.