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MEPS HC-110B CODEBOOK
2007 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: June 2, 2011

Variable Name: DENTOTHR
Description: OTHER SPECIFIED DENTAL PROCEDURES
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 159
End: 183

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT07F
#17 DID NOT FIT
1
16,009
-1 INAPPLICABLE
25,572
297,930,637
-8 DK
3
26,531
2 ANTERIOR SURFACE RESINS
1
21,101
2 BONE GRAFTS
1
27,754
4 WISDOM TEETH REMOVED
1
5,581
91
2
16,494
ABORTED EXTRACTION
1
13,599
ABSCESS TOOTH
1
9,709
ABSESSED GUM
1
18,262
ACCIDENT EXAM
1
8,646
ACCIDENT-LOOSE TOOTH
1
9,397
ADJSTMENT BRACES
1
30,106
ADJUSTED A CROWN
1
12,969
ADJUSTMENT
1
0
ADJUSTMENT TO NIGHT GUARD
1
8,778
ADJUSTMENTS
4
35,061
ADUSTMENT OF BRACES
1
30,106
ALREADY COVERED
1
19,003
AMALGAM GUM LINE
2
15,892
ANESESTHIA
1
17,135
ANESETHIA
1
18,559
ANTIBIOTIC/IMPLANT
1
5,630
APPLIANCE FITTING
1
12,462
APPLIANCE TAKEN OFF
1
19,760
APPT.FOR BRIDGE
1
5,038
ATTEMPTED TOOTH EXTRACTIO
1
7,691
BABY TOOTH EXTRACTION
2
27,737
BIOPSY
1
9,130
BITE ADJUSTMENT
3
20,577
BITE ADUSTMENT
1
10,877
BITE GUARD
3
46,771
BITE GUARDS
1
12,294
BITE SPLINT
1
0
BONDED BROKEN FRONT TOOTH
1
4,302
BONDING
2
10,816
BONDING,OCCLUSAL ADJUSTME
1
11,087
BONE GRAFT
1
15,538
BONE GRAPH
1
11,401
BRACES
10
70,408
BRACES PLACED IN
1
8,956
BRIDGE LOWER RIGHT
1
3,795
BRIDGE PLACEMENT
1
19,743
BRIDGE PREP
1
19,743
BROKE FALSE TOOTH
1
3,824
BROKE FALSE TOOTH ON PLAT
1
3,824
BROKEN MOLAR
1
4,027
BROKEN SIDE TOOTH
1
14,027
BROKEN TOOTH
11
147,319
BROKEN TOOTH FILED DOWN
1
31,067
BROKEN TOOTH FIXED
1
10,062
BUILD UP TOOTH FOR CROWN
1
9,423
BUILDUP
1
17,216
CALCIUM BUILDUP
1
18,694
CALLED THE DR
1
7,149
CANCER CHECK
1
14,482
CANCER SCREENING
1
11,106
CAP FELL OFF/REPLACED
1
12,264
CAP ON TOOTH
1
12,609
CAP REGLUED
1
11,877
CHECK CRACKED TEETH
1
30,541
CHECK GUMS FOR INFECTION
2
8,235
CHECKED GUM INJURY
1
13,740
CHECKED GUMS
1
19,684
CHECKED RETAINER
1
3,409
CHIPED TOOTH
2
49,567
CHIPPED TOOTH
2
22,227
CHIPPED TOOTH FRONT
1
4,789
CHIPPED TOOTH REPAIR
1
8,333
COATING FOR TEETH GRIND
1
16,517
COMPOSIT VENEER
1
13,830
COMPOSITE, 2 SURF
1
8,159
COMPOSITE/AMALGAM FILL
1
14,065
CONSULATION
1
12,275
CONSULATION REFERAL TO OR
1
17,671
CONSULT
6
83,531
CONSULTATION
5
63,108
CONSULTATION FOR SURGERY
1
17,418
CONSULTATION PARTICLES
1
3,371
CORE BUILD UP FOR CROWN
1
12,347
CORE BUILDUP
2
21,812
COSMETIC BRIDGE WORK
1
9,109
COSMETIC LEVELED TEETH
1
11,206
COVERED IMPLANTS
1
9,573
CRACKED FILLING
1
8,347
CRACKED TOOTH
3
28,730
CROWN ADJUSTMENT
1
11,083
CROWN PREP/TEMP
1
18,525
CROWN REGLUED
1
17,928
CROWN REMOVAL/ ATTACHED
1
12,064
CUT OUT TOOTH ROOT
1
11,645
DEEP CLEANING
1
10,567
DEEP ROOT CLEANING
1
6,492
DEEP SCALE ON 1 TOOTH
1
9,722
DENTAL IMPRESS FULL MOU
1
13,597
DENTAL IMPRESSION
1
14,154
DENTAL RESTORATION
1
10,611
DENTAL WORK
3
57,010
DEVICE FOR SLEEP APNEA
1
7,488
DID NOTHING
1
3,722
DIGITAL IMAGING
2
27,733
DISKING
1
6,608
DISLIKE COLOR OF CROWN
1
14,154
DRY SOCKET
2
16,462
E VENEERS
1
9,409
EMERGENCY EXAM
1
15,889
ENAMEL FILLING
1
5,395
EXPANATION OF LAB RESULTS
1
2,464
EXPANDER
2
32,167
EXPANDERS
3
48,251
EXPLAINED FUTURE WORK
1
19,652
EXTRACT ROOT OF TOOTH
1
5,436
F/U
1
26,031
F/U FROM SURGERY
1
10,736
FAMILY DENTISTRY
1
14,154
FILED SHARP EDGES
1
17,989
FILING ABRASION
1
9,415
FILING ON CHIPPED TOOTH
1
11,767
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
1
7,338
FIT FOR A RETANGLE
1
6,213
FITTED CROWN
1
10,798
FITTED FOR BRIDGE
1
5,038
FITTED FOR DENTURES
1
9,950
FITTED FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
19,466
FITTING FOR A SPACER
1
4,887
FITTING OF THE BRIDGE
1
11,788
FITTING ON THE CROWN-FIX
1
16,220
FIX BROKEN TOOTH
1
8,024
FIX CHIPPED TOOTH
1
14,657
FIX CROWN
1
13,161
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH
1
10,062
FIXED CAVITY NO FILL
1
11,104
FIXED SPACER
1
6,621
FIXED TWO FRONT TEETH
1
11,199
FLIPPER
2
40,814
FOLLOW UP
11
134,258
FOLLOW UP EXTRACTION
1
24,765
FOLLOW UP EXTRACTN
1
5,690
FOLLOW UP FOR DRY SOCKET
1
16,462
FOLLOW UP FOR WISDOM EXGT
1
14,567
FOLLOW UP FROM ROOT CANAL
1
22,553
FOLLOW UP ON EXTRACTION
1
5,152
FOLLOW UP ON SURGERY
1
16,677
FOLLOW UP ORAL SURGERY
1
6,917
FOLLOW UP POST SURGERY
1
11,398
FOLLOW UP TO FILLING
1
14,991
FOLLOW UP TO IMPESSIONS
1
13,747
FOLLOW UP VISIT
7
94,961
FOLLOW UP VISIT/POST SUR
1
8,708
FOLLOW UP WISDOM EXTRACT
1
10,467
FOLLOW UP/WISDOM EXTRACTI
1
20,489
FOLLOW- UP
1
17,143
FOLLOW-UP
3
55,400
FOLLOW-UP FROM DEC
1
9,953
FOLLOW-UP TO EXTRACTION
1
5,270
FOLLOWUP
4
48,890
FOLLOWUP ABCESS
1
16,202
FOLLOWUP FROM GUM SURG
1
13,870
FOLLOWUP SURG 10/2006
1
11,012
FOLLOWUP TO SURGERY
1
4,846
FOLLOWUP VISIT
2
33,893
FOLLOWUP VISIT TO FEB
1
14,615
FREE CONSULTATION
1
11,704
FRONT TOOTH REPAIRED
1
6,854
FULL MOUTH DEBRIDEMENT
1
8,451
GAVE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PA
1
8,381
GENERAL DOCTOR FOR PAIN
1
4,868
GENERAL WORK
3
37,326
GENEREAL WORK
1
12,442
GINGIVECTOMY
1
6,895
GLUED CROWN BACK ON
1
8,255
GRIND EXCESS FILLING
1
11,679
GRIND OFF FILLING
1
10,904
GRIND ROUGH SPOT
1
21,996
GRINDING / ALIGNMENT
1
11,072
GROUND DOWN 3 TEETH
1
21,054
GROUND DOWN ROUGH EDGES
1
12,350
GROUND DOWN THE TOOTH
1
12,549
GROUND TEETH DOWN
1
13,032
GUM CLEANING
1
14,258
GUM TISSUE UNDER CROWN
1
18,570
GUM TREATMENT
1
4,947
GUMS CHANGE
1
3,907
HAD MOUTH GUARD MADE
1
25,922
IMPLANT EVALUATION
1
19,652
IMPLANT PICTURE CHECKUP
1
15,147
IMPRESIONS
1
13,747
IMPRESSION
2
17,950
IMPRESSION FOR 4 CROWNS
1
10,107
IMPRESSION OF TOOTH
1
16,828
IMPRESSIONS
14
156,884
IMPRESSIONS FOR BRACES
1
8,824
IMPRESSIONS FOR DENTURES
2
15,215
IMPRESSIONS MADE-BRIDGES
1
9,164
IMPRESSIONS/PREP FOR PA
1
14,213
INFECTED GUM
1
7,589
INFECTION
4
65,056
INJECTION OF LIDOCAIN
1
12,497
INPRESSION
1
11,454
INTERVIENS MEDICATION
1
10,736
INTRAORAL PERIAPICAL
1
8,451
JAW PAIN/SINUS RELATED
1
16,842
LACERATION OF GUM
1
22,665
LINED PARTIAL TO FIT GUMS
1
9,794
LIPTIN PLAYTUS
1
32,221
LOOSE TOOTH GLUED IN
1
20,233
MADE APPOINTMENT
1
7,586
MADE MOLD FOR BRIDGE
1
24,765
MADE MOLD FOR CROWN
1
14,247
MADE MOLD TEETH
1
21,054
MADE MOLDS
1
21,054
MAKING OF DENTURES
1
4,118
MEDICATED
1
11,072
MEDICATION INTO ROOT
1
31,752
MEDS DRILLED IN TEETH
1
9,545
MOLD
1
14,154
MOLD FOR BRIDGE
1
24,765
MOLD FOR FILLER
1
14,865
MOLD FOR OCCLUSAL GUARD
1
11,106
MOLDING OF TEETH
1
9,415
MOLDINGS AND PICTURES
1
13,119
MOLDS
1
13,750
MOLDS FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
13,929
MOLDS FOR WHITENING
1
26,200
MORE IMPRESSIONS
1
21,054
MOUTH GUARD
2
27,684
MOUTHGARD
1
11,378
MOUTHPIECE FITTED
1
30,864
MRI
1
11,252
MUCOCIAL
1
29,460
NEW BRIDGE
5
97,148
NEW PATIENT
1
7,247
NEW PATIENT VIST
1
9,960
NEW UPPER DENTURES
1
18,940
NIGHT GUARD
3
25,798
NIGHT GUARD FOR TEETH GRI
1
11,985
NIGHT GUARD RETAINER
1
5,466
NIGHTGUARD
2
30,969
NIGHTGUARD FITTINH
1
15,484
NITE GUARD
1
7,340
NO CHARGE
1
24,400
NONE
1
5,855
NOT SURE WHAT IS DONE
1
12,442
OCCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT
1
13,750
OCCLUSAL SPLINT
1
20,246
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
2
28,571
ORAL SURGERY
1
30,179
OSSEOUS
1
14,085
PACKING
1
20,211
PAID DEDUCTIBLE
1
1,957
PAIN
1
20,211
PAIN - PACKING
1
20,211
PAIN IN MOUTH
1
11,933
PAIN MEDICINE
1
3,180
PAIN WITH WISDOM TOOTH
1
20,691
PAINFUL LOOSE TOOTH
1
2,384
PALLIATIVE
1
19,383
PARTIAL EXTRACTION
1
8,715
PARTIAL IMPESSION
1
13,747
PARTIAL IMPRESSION MADE
1
10,156
PARTIAL IMPRINTS
1
6,093
PARTIAL PREP
1
14,213
PARTIALS ADJUSTED
1
15,002
PEP FOR SURGRY
1
5,994
PERATONDIST TREATMENT
1
8,910
PERIODONTAL DESENSITIZING
1
33,668
PICKED UP MEDS
1
26,367
PICKED UP NIGHT GUARD
1
0
PLATE FOR NIGHT GRINDING
1
9,995
POST
1
14,710
POST / CORE BUILD UP POST
1
27,274
POST OP EXAM
1
8,289
POST ROOT CANAL CHECK
1
11,023
PREFAB CORE
1
16,189
PREP FOR CROWN
1
9,183
PREPARE AREA FOR CROWN
1
7,511
PRESURGERY EXAM
1
12,326
PRINTS OF GUMS FOR DENTUR
1
6,669
PROTHESIS MADE
1
11,985
PULP VITALITY LAB TEST
1
7,799
PULPAL DEBRIDMNT
1
5,921
QUESTION ABOUT CROWN
1
8,517
RECEMENTED CROWN
2
44,277
RECHECK
3
40,702
RECHECK PULLED TOOTH
1
4,868
RECONSTRUCTION
2
41,562
RECONSTRUCTYION
1
20,781
RECONTRUCTION
1
20,781
REFERRAL TO SPECIALIST
1
6,133
REFILE OLD FILLING
1
11,980
REFIT DENTURES
1
8,064
RELATED TO ROOT CANAL
4
31,901
RELEASED NEW DENTIST
1
7,247
REMOVAL OF BRACES
1
0
REMOVAL OF EXPANDER
1
11,212
REMOVE STICHES
1
21,054
REMOVE STITCHES
1
14,427
REMOVED A SPARE RIB BONE
1
3,644
REMOVED BONE FRAGMENT
1
13,738
REMOVED POST
1
9,835
REMOVED STICHES
1
6,722
REMOVED STITCHES
1
21,113
REPAIR BROKEN PARTIAL
1
8,235
REPAIR BROKEN TOOTH
1
24,495
REPAIR CHIP-2 FT. TOP TEE
1
12,127
REPAIR CHIPPED CROWN
1
3,630
REPAIR CROWN
1
7,382
REPAIR OF BROKEN TOOTH
1
15,474
REPAIR OF CROWN
1
9,858
REPAIRED BROKEN TOOTH
3
43,487
REPAIRED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
21,963
REPAIRED FILLING
1
17,095
REPLACE CAP
2
21,854
REPLACE CRACK REPAIR
1
20,238
REPLACED CROWN
1
10,632
RESET CROWN
1
9,155
RESIN 4-PO/RESIN 2-PO
1
8,760
RESIN COMPOSITES 3S POSTE
1
8,771
RESIN PATCH ON TOOTH
1
14,615
RESTORATION BUILDUP
1
17,216
RESTROATION BUILDUP
1
17,216
RESURFACE
2
23,704
RETAINER
3
51,231
RETAINER INSTALLED
1
29,033
RETAINER TO ADJ TOP BITE
1
3,409
ROOT CANAL POST
1
14,154
ROOT CLEANING
1
8,734
ROOT TREATMENTS
1
34,786
ROUTINE FOLLOW-UP
1
3,824
SANDED TOOTH
1
10,848
SCRAPE DENTURES
1
13,747
SCRAPPING BELOW GUMLINE
2
24,077
SEAT CROWN
1
14,045
SEDATION
1
32,736
SELECT DENTURE COLOR
1
13,597
SENSITIVE NERVE PAIN
1
12,517
SENSITIVE TOOTH
2
9,203
SEPARATOR
1
5,895
SHAVING A JAGGED TOOTH
1
13,070
SMOOTHING OF CHIP
1
12,085
SORE IN MOUTH REMOVED MAT
1
12,142
SORE NEEDED ANTIBIOTICS
1
8,465
SPACER
3
25,932
SPACER WHERE TOOTH REMOVE
1
1,431
SPACERS
2
7,533
SPACERS BETWEEN TEETH
1
14,928
SPLINT
1
3,649
SPLINT ON LOWER TEETH
1
13,734
SPLINT PUT IN TOOTH
1
7,747
STITCH REMOVAL
1
17,479
STITCHES OUT
1
8,092
STITCHES REMOVED
1
21,582
STITCHES REMOVED 12 XTRC
1
19,288
SURGERY FOLLOW UP
1
10,805
SUTURE REMOVAL
1
7,015
TAKE STITCHES OFF
1
4,186
TAKE STITCHES OUT
1
9,564
TAKING MOLD UPPER MOUTH
1
11,901
TEETH GROUND DOWN TO EVEN
1
13,054
TEETH GUARD
1
11,378
TEMP CROWN
1
17,605
TEMP SPACER INPLANTED
1
9,353
TEMPORARY CROWN
1
21,187
TENSING
2
26,675
TEST FOR JAW NOISE
1
7,976
TIGHTEN BRACES
8
28,939
TO SET THE CROWN
1
0
TOOK AN IMPRESSION
1
7,870
TOOK OUT PACKING
1
13,860
TOOTH FELL OFF POST
1
9,835
TOOTH FILED
1
20,160
TOOTH FILED DOWN
1
6,027
TOOTH GUARD
1
7,465
TOOTH PAIN
1
3,842
TOOTH RECONSTRUCTION
2
47,726
TOOTH REPAIR
2
17,386
TOOTH RESTORATION
1
14,982
TOOTHE REPAIR
1
6,860
TRAYS
1
15,259
TREATMENT FOR BLISTERS
1
10,553
TREATMENT FOR BRUXISM
1
0
TRIED PULLING TOOTH
1
8,455
TRIED TO REPAIR FRONT TOO
1
5,848
TRY THE DENTURES FOR SIZE
1
3,098
UNCOVERED IMPLANTS
1
10,156
UNSURE
1
2,212
UPPER JAW EXTENBSION
1
11,212
UPPER JAW EXTENSION
5
56,061
VENEER REPLACEMENT
2
32,399
VENEERS
6
70,486
VENEERS ON FRONT TEETH
1
9,172
VEREENS
2
8,467
WHITENER MOLDS
1
10,538
WHITENING
1
15,566
WHITENING PROCEDURE
1
21,656
WIRED TEETH
1
7,747
TOTAL
26,112
304,624,835


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