DH Clinic

EOIO

100

Name of area that lines the lips. 

Vermilion Border

200

Document the location, size, color, shape and texture.

Suspicious lesion

300

Duct in the cheek that is stimulated to check salivary consistency during intraoral exam.

Stensen's Duct

400

Bony projection found on the mandibular lingual surfaces. 

Lingual tori. 

500

Base and body of the tongue are separated by this anatomical feature. 

Sulcus terminalis

Occlusion

100

Horizontal overlap of anterior teeth. 

Overjet

200

MB cusp of the maxillary first molar occludes with the MB groove of the mandibular first molar. 

Normal or Class I malocclusion

300

Term used for bite when the lower anterior teeth occlude facial of the maxillary anterior teeth. 

Anterior crossbite.

400

MB cusp of the maxillary first molar occludes (by more than the width of a premolar) distal to the MB groove of the mandibular first molar. 

Class III Malocclusion

500

Class II malocclusion with maxillary anterior s protruding facially. 

Division 1

Perio

100

Reversible form of periodontal disease.

Gingivitis

200

Made up by the following components: gingiva, periodontal ligament (PDL), alveolar process, and cementum. 

Periodontium

300

Term used for fluid secreted from the underlying connective tissue into the sulcular space. 

Gingival crevicular fluid

400

Pima classification for patient with slight/early/initial Periodontitis; 1-2 mm CAL (up to 30% loss).

Degree II

500

Classification of furcation that involves a through-and-through furcation, but the furcation is covered by soft tissue.

Class III furcation

OHIPrevention

100

Floss, floss holders and threaders, interdental brushes, toothpicks.

Interdental devises

200

Used to help make oral biofilm clinically visible. 

Disclosing agents

300

Has many different modes of action including: Side-to-side, oscillating-rotating, circular, sonic and ultrasonic. 

Power toothbrushes

400

Toothbrush method used for progressive gingival recession; gingival stimulation.

Stillman

500

Can be treated by the following components of dentifrices: Potassium nitrate, potassium chloride, potassium citrate. 

Sensitivity

Mystery

100

Tooth with three roots. 

Maxillary Molars

200

Cervical tooth structure loss when the tooth is subject to high occlusion load - that is , the occlusal stress is high enough to cause cervical cracking and mineral loss of tooth structure. 

Abfraction

300

Instrument with only one cutting edge on each working end. 

Area specific (Gracey 1/2, 11/12, 13/14)

400

Code for patient needing scaling and root planning on 1-3 teeth per quadrant. 

D4342

500

Hereditary type of enamel displasia that can affect all teeth of both dentitions. Teeth have very thin enamel that chips off or have no enamel at all. 

Amelogenisis imperfecta