| Code | Display | Definition |
| none |
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| inflammation |
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| periodontal-involvement |
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| mobility |
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| granuloma |
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| radicular-cyst |
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| periapical-abscess |
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| attrition |
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| erosion |
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| abrasion |
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| abfraction |
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| tetracycline-staining |
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| fluorosis |
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| nonvital-darkening |
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| extrinsic-staining |
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| other-discoloration |
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| detectable |
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| not-detectable |
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| mild |
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| deep |
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| thin |
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| medium |
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| thick |
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| bracket |
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| band |
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| mesial |
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| distal |
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| extrusion |
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| intrusion |
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| incisal |
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| pulpa-sana |
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| hyperaemia-pulpae |
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| pulpitis-acuta-serosa |
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| pulpitis-acuta-purulenta |
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| pulpitis-chronica-clausa |
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| pulpitis-chronica-ulcerosa |
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| pulpitis-chronica-hyperplastica |
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| necrosis-pulpae |
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| gangraena-pulpae |
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| internal |
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| external-cervical |
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| clasp |
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| attachment |
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| bar-abutment |
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| both |
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| derived |
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| clinician-selected |
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| health |
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| gingivitis |
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| periodontitis |
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| vital |
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| no-response |
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| questionable |
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| negative |
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| sensitive |
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| emerging |
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| half-crown |
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| full-crown |
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| vertical |
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| horizontal |
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| glass-fiber-post |
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| metal-post |
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| tooth-present |
Tooth present |
A permanent tooth is present at the tooth position. |
| primary-tooth-present |
Primary tooth present |
A primary (deciduous) tooth is present at the tooth position. |
| implant-in-tooth-position |
Implant in tooth position |
A dental implant occupies the tooth position in place of a natural tooth. |
| tooth-retained-under-gingiva |
Tooth retained under gingiva |
A tooth is present at the tooth position but remains covered by gingiva, such as an impacted or submerged tooth; a tooth that has not yet reached its expected eruption is recorded as tooth not erupted. |
| tooth-absent-extracted |
Tooth absent after extraction |
The tooth is absent from the tooth position because it was extracted. |
| tooth-not-erupted |
Tooth not erupted |
No tooth is visible at the tooth position because the tooth has not yet erupted at the patient's developmental stage; the position is not recorded as missing. |
| tooth-absent |
Tooth absent |
No tooth is present at the tooth position, without an asserted cause. |
| natural-tooth-structure |
Natural tooth structure |
The clinical crown consists of natural tooth structure without a recorded loss or preparation. |
| retained-root |
Retained root |
Only the root or a root remnant of the tooth remains; the clinical crown is lost. |
| crown-destroyed |
Crown destroyed |
The clinical crown is extensively destroyed by fracture or disease while the root remains. |
| prepared-for-crown |
Prepared for crown |
The tooth has been prepared to receive a crown and is not yet restored with the definitive crown. |
| intracanal-medicament |
Intracanal medicament |
The root canal system contains a temporary medicament placed between endodontic treatment sessions. |
| root-canal-filling |
Root canal filling |
The root canal system is obturated with a definitive root canal filling. |
| root-post |
Root post, material not specified |
A root post is present; its material is not recorded. Use glass-fiber-post or metal-post when the material is known. |
| incomplete-root-canal-filling |
Incomplete root canal filling |
The root canal system contains a definitive root canal filling that does not reach the intended working length or does not seal the canal completely. |
| crown |
Crown |
An indirect restoration covering the entire clinical crown of the tooth. |
| inlay |
Inlay |
An indirect intracoronal restoration that does not cover a cusp. |
| onlay |
Onlay |
An indirect restoration that covers one or more cusps without covering the entire clinical crown. |
| veneer |
Veneer |
An indirect restoration covering the facial surface of the tooth. |
| bridge-unit |
Bridge unit |
The tooth position is a unit, abutment or pontic, of a fixed dental prosthesis. |
| direct-filling |
Direct filling |
A restoration placed and shaped directly in the tooth, qualified by the restored surfaces. |
| telescopic-crown |
Telescopic crown |
A double crown: a primary coping cemented on the tooth and a secondary crown in a removable prosthesis fitting over it. |
| lithium-disilicate-ceramic |
Lithium disilicate ceramic |
A glass-ceramic reinforced with lithium disilicate crystals. |
| gold-alloy |
Gold alloy |
A dental casting alloy with gold as its principal component. |
| indirect-composite |
Indirect composite |
A resin composite restoration fabricated outside the mouth and bonded to the tooth. |
| zirconia |
Zirconia |
A zirconium dioxide ceramic. |
| cast-metal-alloy |
Cast metal alloy |
A full-cast dental metal alloy without a ceramic veneer, where no gold alloy is asserted. |
| metal-ceramic |
Metal-ceramic |
A metal framework veneered with fused dental ceramic. |
| temporary-material |
Temporary material |
A material intended for provisional restoration until the definitive restoration is placed. |
| amalgam |
Amalgam |
A dental amalgam alloy of mercury with silver, tin, copper, and other metals. |
| composite-resin |
Composite resin |
A resin-based composite restorative material placed directly. |
| glass-ionomer-cement |
Glass ionomer cement |
A glass ionomer restorative cement, including resin-modified forms. |
| marginal-defect |
Marginal defect |
The restoration margin is deficient, open, or overhanging. |
| restoration-fracture |
Restoration fracture |
The restoration material is fractured or chipped. |
| restoration-wear |
Restoration wear |
The restoration material is worn or deficient in contour. |
| crown-leakage |
Crown leakage |
The crown margin no longer seals the tooth, so that leakage beneath the crown is present. |
| healing-abutment |
Healing abutment |
A healing abutment is attached to the implant at the tooth position. |
| locator-attachment |
Locator attachment |
A resilient stud attachment is fitted to the implant or tooth at the position to retain a removable prosthesis. |
| locator-retained-overdenture |
Locator-retained overdenture |
A removable overdenture retained by resilient stud attachments covers the tooth position. |
| bar-attachment |
Bar attachment |
A bar splinting implants or teeth is present at the tooth position to retain a removable prosthesis. |
| bar-retained-overdenture |
Bar-retained overdenture |
A removable overdenture retained by a bar covers the tooth position. |
| removable-partial-denture |
Removable partial denture |
A removable partial denture replaces or covers the tooth position. |
| complete-removable-denture |
Complete removable denture |
A complete removable denture replaces the tooth position in an edentulous jaw. |
| caries |
Caries |
A carious lesion of the tooth surface identified by the finding location. |
| secondary-caries |
Secondary caries |
A carious lesion at the margin of or beneath an existing restoration. |
| root-caries |
Root caries |
A carious lesion of the root surface; activity is recorded separately. |
| cavitated-root-caries |
Cavitated root caries |
A carious lesion of the root surface with a cavity. |
| normal-pulp |
Normal pulp |
The pulp is clinically normal and responds normally to sensibility testing. |
| reversible-pulpitis |
Reversible pulpitis |
Pulpal inflammation expected to resolve after removal of the cause. |
| irreversible-pulpitis |
Irreversible pulpitis |
Pulpal inflammation that is not expected to resolve. |
| pulp-necrosis |
Pulp necrosis |
Death of the dental pulp. |
| normal-apical-tissues |
Normal apical tissues |
The periapical tissues are clinically and radiographically normal. |
| symptomatic-apical-periodontitis |
Symptomatic apical periodontitis |
Inflammation of the apical periodontium with clinical symptoms such as pain on biting or percussion. |
| asymptomatic-apical-periodontitis |
Asymptomatic apical periodontitis |
Inflammation and destruction of the apical periodontium of pulpal origin, seen as an apical radiolucency, without clinical symptoms. |
| acute-apical-abscess |
Acute apical abscess |
An inflammatory reaction to pulpal infection and necrosis with rapid onset, spontaneous pain, and pus formation. |
| chronic-apical-abscess |
Chronic apical abscess |
An inflammatory reaction to pulpal infection and necrosis with gradual onset, little or no discomfort, and intermittent discharge of pus through a sinus tract. |
| condensing-osteitis |
Condensing osteitis |
A diffuse radiopaque periapical lesion representing a localized bony reaction to a low-grade inflammatory stimulus. |
| enamel-outer-half |
Enamel, outer half |
The radiographic lesion is confined to the outer half of the enamel. |
| enamel-inner-half |
Enamel, inner half |
The radiographic lesion reaches the inner half of the enamel, not the enamel-dentin junction. |
| dentin-outer-third |
Dentin, outer third |
The radiographic lesion reaches the outer third of the dentin. |
| dentin-middle-third |
Dentin, middle third |
The radiographic lesion reaches the middle third of the dentin. |
| dentin-inner-third |
Dentin, inner third |
The radiographic lesion reaches the inner third of the dentin. |
| tooth-mobility-grade-1 |
Tooth mobility grade 1 |
Tooth mobility slightly greater than physiological, up to about 1 mm horizontally. |
| tooth-mobility-grade-2 |
Tooth mobility grade 2 |
Tooth mobility of more than about 1 mm horizontally without vertical mobility. |
| tooth-mobility-grade-3 |
Tooth mobility grade 3 |
Tooth mobility of more than about 1 mm horizontally together with vertical mobility or depressibility. |
| furcation-grade-1 |
Furcation grade 1 |
Initial furcation involvement: horizontal loss of periodontal support not exceeding about one third of the tooth width. |
| furcation-grade-2 |
Furcation grade 2 |
Partial furcation involvement: horizontal loss of periodontal support exceeding about one third of the tooth width without passing through the furcation. |
| furcation-grade-3 |
Furcation grade 3 |
Through-and-through furcation involvement: horizontal loss of periodontal support passing through the entire furcation. |
| furcation-grade-4 |
Furcation grade 4 |
Through-and-through furcation involvement with the furcation entrance exposed by gingival recession, so that the furcation is clinically visible. |
| peri-implant-health |
Peri-implant health |
Peri-implant tissues without clinical signs of inflammation and without bone loss beyond initial remodeling. |
| peri-implant-mucositis |
Peri-implant mucositis |
Inflammation of the peri-implant mucosa without progressive loss of supporting bone. |
| peri-implantitis-mild-bone-loss |
Peri-implantitis, mild bone loss |
Peri-implantitis with inflammation of the peri-implant mucosa and mild progressive loss of supporting bone. |
| peri-implantitis-moderate-bone-loss |
Peri-implantitis, moderate bone loss |
Peri-implantitis with inflammation of the peri-implant mucosa and moderate progressive loss of supporting bone. |
| peri-implantitis-severe-bone-loss |
Peri-implantitis, severe bone loss |
Peri-implantitis with inflammation of the peri-implant mucosa and severe progressive loss of supporting bone. |