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MEPS HC-118B CODEBOOK
2008 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: October 29, 2010

Variable Name: DENTOTHR
Description: OTHER SPECIFIED DENTAL PROCEDURES
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 163
End: 187

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT08F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
25,601
289,772,196
-8 DK
1
20,848
ACCUSAL GUARD
1
15,679
ADJUNC PRE-DIAG TEST-DETE
1
9,982
ADJUST BANDS ON BRACES
1
26,310
ADJUST BRACES
1
24,982
ADJUSTING THE CROWN
1
9,862
ADJUSTMENT
1
9,393
ADJUSTMENT OF BRIDGE
1
12,340
ADJUSTMENT OF BRIDGEWORK
1
8,478
ADJUSTMENT OF DENTURES
1
14,836
ADJUSTMENT TO DENTURES
2
21,741
ADJUSTMENT TO NEW CROWN
1
12,903
ADJUSTMENT TO TOP PARTIAL
1
12,340
ALIGNMENT OF DENTURE
1
14,836
ALSO A BONE GRAFT
1
14,304
ALVEOLOPLASTY W/
1
15,083
AMALGAM-1 SUR AND RESIN C
1
17,596
AMALGAM-4 SURFACE PERMANE
1
1,818
ANESTHESIA
1
21,488
ANTIMICRBIAL AGENT
1
9,794
APICECTOMY
1
9,897
APPT SETTING SITUATION
1
22,058
ARESTIN TREATMENT
1
23,967
ATTACHMENT FOR IMPLANT
1
15,500
BACTERIA STUDY
1
14,666
BANDED A TOOTH
1
10,670
BENING TUMOR
1
2,361
BIOPSY
2
10,772
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
11,805
BITE FIX
1
5,401
BITE GUARD
2
21,142
BITE SPLINT
2
32,216
BONDING /REPAIR ENAMEL 1
1
20,916
BONE GRAFF
2
21,282
BONE GRAFT
3
52,233
BONE GRAFT POST REMOVAL
1
6,474
BONE GRAFTING/POSTS
1
6,474
BONE GRAPHTING
1
8,937
BONE PASTE
1
20,771
BONR GRAFT
1
18,707
BOTTOM TEETH FILED
1
0
BR
1
12,869
BRACE ADJUSTMENT
1
13,635
BRACES
1
29,129
BRACES ADJUSTED
1
4,745
BRACES APPARATUS
1
3,855
BRACES REMOVED
1
5,493
BRACES TIGHTENED
5
43,933
BRACKETS
1
0
BRIDGE PREP
1
18,640
BRIDGE PUT IN
1
16,002
BRKN TOOTH CLEAN AND FILL
1
7,716
BROKEN FILLING
1
9,318
BROKEN NIGHT GAURDE
1
6,474
BROKEN TOOTH
5
77,966
BROKEN TOOTH FIXED
1
4,881
BUILD UP
1
11,832
CANCELLED APPT. PAYMENT
1
27,127
CANCER SCREENING
2
46,928
CANCER TEST
1
0
CANCER TEST RESULT
1
0
CEMENT LOOSE TOOTH
2
13,821
CHANGED RUBBERBANDS ON BR
1
1,205
CHANGED WIRE ON BRACES
1
22,609
CHECK AFTER SURGERY
1
13,376
CHECK MOUTH AFTER SURGERY
1
4,305
CHECK STITCHES
1
4,305
CHECK STITCHES HEALING
1
0
CHECK UP
1
3,770
CHECKED BITE (HAD BRACES)
1
18,877
CHECKED FOR POPPING IN JA
1
4,406
CHECKED GUM RECESSION
1
6,568
CHECKING BRACES
1
4,717
CHIPED TOOTH
1
10,886
CHIPPED TOOTH
4
62,059
CHIPPED TOOTH TREATED
1
8,683
CHK TO SEE IF TOOTH LOOSE
1
5,858
CKED DRAINAGE CLEANED TUB
1
3,699
CLEANED AND CHECKED GUMS
1
9,269
COMPLETED RC PROCEDURE
1
13,850
COMPOSITE RESIN
1
9,621
CONSULT
2
25,853
CONSULT PALATE INFLAMMATI
1
12,678
CONSULT TOOTHH EXTRACT
1
20,771
CONSULTATION
5
32,685
CONSULTATION FOR BRACES
1
4,372
CONSULTATION FOR EXTRACTI
1
8,264
CONSULTATION FOR SURGERY
1
2,271
CORE BUILD UP
1
13,017
CORE BUILDUP
1
14,718
COSMETIC
2
7,128
CR
1
8,887
CRACKED TOOTH
3
23,203
CROWN ADJUSTMENT
1
5,701
CROWN GROUND DOWN MORE
1
9,862
CROWN RECEMENT
1
9,439
CROWN REPAIR
1
6,737
CROWN REPLACEMENT
1
21,239
CUT GUM FROM TOOTH THAT H
1
12,364
CUT THE GUMS
1
5,573
CYCT REMOVAL FROM MOUTH
1
4,551
DEEP CLEANING
4
70,798
DEEP SCALE CLEANING
1
44,445
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
4,888
DENTAL PATHOLOGIST
1
11,053
DENTAL STUDY
9
73,604
DENTAL SURGEON
1
10,621
DENTAL SURGERY
1
11,471
DERMOTALIGIST
1
10,446
DESENSITIZE MED
1
1,701
DET.X-AM WHOLE MOUTH IMPR
1
13,694
DIAGNOSTIC CAST OF TEETH
1
12,340
DIAGNOSTIC MODELS
1
12,861
DIGITAL PICTURES OF TEETH
1
5,868
DISCUSS INVISALIGN
1
24,567
DONE
1
16,428
DONT KNOW
1
9,124
DRILLED OUT TOOTH/ADD MED
1
25,755
DRY SOCKET/FROM EXTRACTIO
1
8,810
ELE CURRENT TO JAW
1
15,632
EMPRESSIONS
1
13,591
ENAMAL FILLIN
1
14,407
ENDODONTAL
1
1,560
EVALUATE GROWTH OF PALATE
1
14,806
EXAMINED POCKETS
1
26,828
EXPOSED NERVE
1
4,474
EXPOSED TOOTH
1
6,138
EXPOSURE
1
4,381
F/U OF ROOT CANAL
1
5,916
F/U ON BRIDGE WORK
2
14,957
F/U P DEC EXTRACTION
1
12,863
F/U ROOT CANAL
1
11,118
F/U ROOT CANAL 2
1
11,118
F/U THE F/U ROOT CANAL 1
1
11,118
FILE DOWN TOOTH
1
23,574
FILED A FILLING DOWN
1
22,668
FILED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
11,789
FILED DOWN 3 TEETH
1
14,189
FILED FOR ALIGNMENT
1
2,674
FILED PROTRUDING BONE/GUM
1
24,659
FILED TOOTH DOWN
1
2,065
FILING A TOOTH
1
15,335
FILING DOWN A TOOTH
1
4,515
FILLED BROKEN TOOTH
1
6,295
FILLED FRONT TOOTH
1
17,629
FILLED RX
2
9,172
FILLED THE ROOT CANAL OPE
1
16,938
FILLED TOOTH DOWN
1
12,495
FILLING FOR BABY TOOTH
1
5,108
FINISH THE ROOT CANAL
1
2,813
FIS BROKEN WIRE
1
7,463
FIT NIGHT GUARD
1
14,438
FITTED FOR A MOUTH GUARD
1
21,969
FITTING
1
4,214
FITTING FOR DENTURES
1
6,125
FITTING FOR MOUTH GAURD
1
15,297
FIX DENTURES
1
14,013
FIX FILLING
1
7,922
FIX PARTIAL
1
17,111
FIXED A CHIPED TOOTH
1
8,752
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
26,803
FIXED LOOSE CROWN
1
22,254
FIXED/REPAIRED CROWNS
2
41,810
FLAT FEE TEETH REST-VENEE
1
0
FLAT FEE VENEERS-RESTORAT
1
0
FLIPPER INSTALLED
1
7,478
FOLLOW UP
10
138,455
FOLLOW UP AFTER EXTRAXTIO
1
13,794
FOLLOW UP BRACES
1
23,045
FOLLOW UP FROM EXTRACTION
1
14,276
FOLLOW UP FROM SURGERY
1
10,923
FOLLOW UP FROM SURVEY
1
9,389
FOLLOW UP OF EXTRACTIONS
1
17,268
FOLLOW UP ON CROWNS
1
3,818
FOLLOW UP ON DENTAL SURGE
1
30,198
FOLLOW UP ON EXTRACTIONS
1
7,120
FOLLOW UP ON ORAL SURGERY
1
18,787
FOLLOW UP ON SURGERY
1
15,851
FOLLOW UP PROBL BRACES
1
5,901
FOLLOW UP ROOT CANAL
1
6,318
FOLLOW UP STITCHES REMOVE
1
12,214
FOLLOW UP TESTS
1
8,204
FOLLOW UP TO DEEP CLEANIN
1
15,867
FOLLOW UP TO EXTRCTION
1
1,829
FOLLOW UP TO ORAL SURGERY
1
19,553
FOLLOW UP TREATMENT
1
5,695
FOLLOW UP VISIT
4
28,080
FOLLOW-UP
42
511,885
FOLLOW-UP FOR EXTRA TOOTH
1
3,475
FOLLOW-UP FOR WISDOM EXT
1
18,611
FOLLOW-UP ON CROWN
1
18,310
FOLLOW-UP ON ROOT CANAL
1
18,310
FOLLOW-UP VISIT
1
16,142
FOLLOW-UP WISDOM TEETH
1
18,611
FOLLOWUP
7
85,416
FOLLOWUP CARE JAW INFECTI
1
15,301
FOLLOWUP FROM WISDOM TEET
1
28,345
FOLLOWUP TEETH EXTRACTION
1
18,611
FOLLOWUP TO EXTRACTION
1
21,939
FOLLOWUP TO IMPLANT
1
26,720
FOLLOWUP TO IMPLANTS
2
53,440
FOLLOWUP TO SURGERY
2
26,707
FOLLOWUP TO THE CROWN
1
13,766
FOR DENTURES TO BE MADE
1
36,950
FREE COUNCILATION
1
12,372
FULL MOUTH DEBRIDEMENT
1
3,141
FUP TOOTH EXTRACTION
1
20,525
GEL TO REDUCE SENSITIVITY
1
9,244
GENERAL CHECK UP NOT DENT
1
5,445
GET CRACKED TOOTH REPAIRE
1
9,925
GINGIVOPLASTY
1
3,208
GO SEE OTHER DOCTOR
1
5,027
GOT FIT FOR DENTURES
1
15,500
GOT NIGHT GUARD
1
9,342
GROUND DOWN CROWN
1
51,054
GROUND FILLING DOWN
1
5,809
GUARD FOR TEETH GRINDING
1
24,229
GUM CHECK UP
1
1,773
GUM GRAFT
3
39,516
GUM INFLAMATION
1
2,296
GUM PROBLEMS
1
22,939
GUM PROCEDURE
1
14,392
GUM TREATMENT
2
14,266
HOSPITAL CHECKED TEETH
1
10,577
IMPLANT CHECK
1
18,196
IMPLANTS TIGHTED
1
4,156
IMPRESSION
2
16,385
IMPRESSION FOR APPLIANCE
1
11,651
IMPRESSION FOR CROWN
1
3,227
IMPRESSION FOR DENTURES
1
0
IMPRESSION FOR IMPLANT
1
12,861
IMPRESSION FOR NIGHT GUAR
1
9,342
IMPRESSION FOR RETAINER
1
14,224
IMPRESSIONS
4
65,960
IMPRESSIONS FOR BRACES
1
14,630
IMPRESSIONS FOR CROWN
1
4,849
IMPRESSIONS UPPER LOWER
1
3,691
IMPRINT FOR DENTURES
1
32,773
IMPRINTS OF TOP AND BOTT
1
5,217
INFECTED BROKEN TOOTH
1
5,942
INFECTED TOOTH
1
3,602
INFECTION
2
40,885
INFECTION AND PAIN
2
37,731
INFECTION IN MOUTH
1
15,435
INPRESSIONS
1
9,965
INSTALLED SPACERS
1
5,868
INTROAORAL-PERIAPICAL
1
28,276
LASER GUM CLEANING.
1
6,126
LASER TREATMENT
5
15,556
LASER WORK FOR DEAD NERVE
1
3,111
LAZER GUM TISSUE TREATMEN
1
4,763
LLHA-ARCH
1
17,084
LOCAL ANEASTIA FOR PAIN
1
19,427
LOCAL DELIVERY ANTIMICROB
1
5,234
LOOSE SCREWS IN IMPLANTS
1
4,156
MADE IMPRESSION
1
37,672
MADE OCCULSION GUARD
1
20,995
MADE PAYMENT ONLY
3
52,531
MAINTANANCE ON IMPLANTS
1
9,393
MAINTENANCE FOR BRACES
2
52,620
MAKE ORTHO MOLD
1
8,787
MASURE AND MOLD CASTING
1
8,707
MEASURE FOR SPACER
1
6,394
MEASUREMENT FOR BRIDGES
1
4,071
MOLD
1
19,041
MOLD DONE FOR APPLIANCE
1
12,453
MOLD FOR FUTURE IMPLANT
1
11,180
MOLD FOR NEW CAP
1
18,310
MOLD FOR NEW TEETH
1
3,820
MOLD FOR PARTIALS
1
20,589
MOLD OF MOUTH
1
10,693
MOLD OF TEETH AND JAW
1
9,528
MOLDS
1
4,180
MOLDS FOR UPPER TEETH
1
14,836
MOUTH GAURD FOR APNIA
1
6,021
MOUTH GUARD
2
22,035
MOUTH GUARD TENSION
1
23,351
MOUTHGUARD
1
5,502
NEW BRIDGE INSTALLED
1
2,349
NIGHT CARD
1
14,196
NIGHT GUARD
4
65,341
NIGHT GUARD FITTING
2
45,857
NIGHT GUARD FOR TEETH GRI
1
5,152
NIGHT MOUTH GUARD
1
25,861
NO CARE
2
7,607
NO SERVICES NO CHARGES
1
15,653
NONE PHONE CALL
1
16,661
NOTHING DONE
1
21,919
NOTHING-UNCOOPERATIVE
1
8,570
O RING REPLACEMENT
1
9,393
OARL SURGEY
1
17,072
OCCLUCAL WAX RIM
1
5,217
OCCLUSAL GUARD
2
21,971
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
1
14,249
ORAL CANCER TEST
1
12,164
ORAL SCREENING
1
16,100
ORAL SURGEON RE SQUAMOS C
1
15,744
ORAL SURGERY FOLLOW UP
2
27,893
PACKED DRY SOCKET
1
6,826
PAIN
3
42,512
PAIN IN TOOTH
1
16,813
PALLIATIVE DENTAL CARE
1
7,626
PEDIACTRIC
2
4,451
PERIODIC DIAGNOSTIC
1
12,399
PERMANENT TOOTH GROWTH
1
29,923
PHONE CALL
1
5,053
PHONE CALL CONSULT
1
11,651
PICK UP RETAINER
1
14,224
PIECE OF TOOTH GLUED N PL
1
0
PLANNING
1
11,324
PLANNING FOR IMPLANTS
1
14,426
PLANNING FOR SCALE CLEAN
1
21,394
PLATES
2
46,896
POLISHED FRONT TOOTH
1
17,248
POPCORN IN GUM
1
30,184
PORCLEIN VENEERS
1
6,332
POST -MOLAR
1
11,465
POST FOR CROWN
1
9,419
POST OP CHECK UP
1
12,084
POST OP RECHECK
1
22,022
POST OPERATIVE FOLLOW UP
1
3,540
POST XTTION INFECTION
1
4,214
PRE CROWN
1
7,467
PRE EXTRACTION VISIT
1
39,695
PRE GINGIVITIS TREATMENT
1
0
PRE OP LAB
1
3,492
PRE OPP
2
6,242
PRE-EXTRACTION IMPRINTS
2
18,034
PREP FOR BRACES SOLUTION
1
11,293
PREP FOR CROWN WORK
1
13,850
PREP FOR DENTURES
1
3,820
PREP FOR DENTURES MEASURI
1
3,820
PREP FOR ROOT CANAL
1
18,310
PREP WORK FOR BRIDGE
5
33,591
PREPEARED MOLARS FOR NEW
1
5,528
PRESCIPTION FOR PAIN
1
4,771
PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS
1
3,362
PROBLEM FOCUS EXAM
2
6,767
PROTECTIVE COVERS
1
24,729
PULLED 3 TEETH
1
9,887
PULLING WOULD NOT DO
1
14,684
PULP CAP-INDIRECT
1
29,081
PUT CEMENT ON TWO TEETH
1
23,500
PUT IN A SPACER
1
4,080
PUT POSTS IN
1
15,222
PUT TOOTH BACK IN PLACE
1
4,029
RE-SET CROWN
1
17,733
RECHECK ON EXTRACTION
1
12,912
RECHECK ON IMPLANT EXTRAC
1
12,912
RECHECK WISDOM TEETH
1
10,144
RECIEVED BITE SPLINT
1
14,167
RECOMMENDING DENTURES
1
23,098
REFERAL FO ORTHODONTICS
1
1,735
REFITTED SNORING APPLIANC
1
16,237
REGISTERED NURSE
1
13,784
REGLUE A CROWN
1
4,148
REGLUE TOOTH
1
1,905
REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY
1
15,500
REMOVAL OF FILLING
1
4,277
REMOVE STEM REPLACE STEM
1
45,935
REMOVE STICHES
4
42,149
REMOVE STITCHES
3
21,696
REMOVED 2 UPPER TEETH
1
3,404
REMOVED BUMP ON LIP
1
11,672
REMOVED CAP
1
21,692
REMOVED DRAINAGE TUBES
1
3,699
REMOVED STITCHES
1
29,601
REMOVED SUTURES
1
9,610
REPAIR BROKEN MOLAR
2
6,324
REPAIR BROKEN TOOTH
1
16,478
REPAIR CHIP IN TOOTH
1
21,387
REPAIR CHIP TOOTH
3
10,495
REPAIR CRACKED CROWN
1
22,254
REPAIR CRACKED TOOTH
1
16,106
REPAIR JAW BONE
1
4,638
REPAIR MOLA/ TEMP CROWN
1
9,118
REPAIR MOLAR/TEMPO CROWN
1
9,118
REPAIR OF FALSE TOOTH TIP
1
5,516
REPAIR OF TOOTH TIP
1
5,516
REPAIR TOOTH IN BRIDGE
1
20,259
REPAIRED A TOOTH
1
3,929
REPAIRED BROKEN TOOTH
1
14,563
REPAIRED CAP SANDED IT DO
1
5,423
REPLACE DENTURES
4
43,469
REPLACE LOST RETAINER
1
4,880
REPLACED 7METAL FILLINGS
1
10,884
REPLACED CREACKED TOOTH
1
18,505
REPLACED CROWN W/ TEMP
1
4,825
REPLACED NIGHT GUARD
1
10,004
REPLACING THE DENTURES
1
10,867
REPORT
1
16,676
RESEAL CROWN
1
16,068
RESIN BONDING
1
14,627
RESTUDIED TOOTH NO WORK
1
15,632
RESURFACING
1
11,901
RETROFITTING FILLINGS
1
22,246
REVIEW XRAYS - GO ORTHO
1
32,854
ROOT EXTRACTIONS
1
12,238
RREPAIRED A BROKEN TOOTH
1
0
SCALING
1
4,474
SCALLING
1
9,428
SCRAPED SOME TARTAR OFF
1
15,401
SCREW AND SEALANT INTOOTH
1
11,353
SCULPTURED
1
4,467
SEDATION-UNCOOPERATIVE
1
8,570
SEDATIVE FILLING
1
17,596
SEE COMMENTS
1
25,061
SENSATIVE TOOTH
1
9,483
SILVER CAPS BACK TEETH
1
15,441
SMOOTH CHIP
1
14,392
SMOOTH OFF ROUGH FILLING
1
17,238
SNORING APPLIANCE
1
16,237
SNORING APPLIANCE BROKE
1
16,237
SOCKET PRESERVATION
1
11,836
SOFT FILLING
1
7,026
SPACCE RETAINER
1
3,732
SPACER
1
13,404
SPACER INSERTED
1
8,634
SPACER PUT IN
1
13,404
SPACERS
2
21,813
SPACERS FOR BRACES
1
3,546
SPACES
1
14,803
SPLINT FOR GRINDING TEETH
1
8,446
SPLINT FOR JAW
1
7,150
SQUAM CELL CANCER
1
15,744
STITCHES OFF
1
5,769
STITCHES REMOVED
2
53,429
SURFACE COMPOSITE
1
24,635
SURFACE RESIN
1
20,986
SURGERY
1
0
SURGERY PREP
1
9,342
SUTURES DUE TO EXTRACTION
1
7,172
SUTURES REMOVED
2
33,037
SWOLLEN GUMS
1
8,986
TAKE STICHES OUT FR SURGE
1
5,231
TEETH TREATMENT
6
33,806
TELEPHONE CALL
1
28,853
TELEPHONE CALL FOR ADVICE
1
7,789
TEMPORARY BRIDGE
1
12,460
TEMPORARY CROWN
2
67,254
TENSING
1
15,632
TEST FOR CANCER
1
12,618
TESTING FOR DEAD TISSUE
1
14,868
TIGHTEN BRACES
7
117,565
TIGHTENING OF BRACES
1
7,041
TO FIX A BROKEN TOOTH
1
4,424
TOOK DENTURE IMPRESSIONS
1
12,057
TOOK OUT STITCHES
1
9,017
TOOK STITCHES OUT/EXTRACT
1
16,557
TOOTH ACHE
4
31,601
TOOTH BONDING
4
49,979
TOOTH MODELS
1
13,987
TOOTH REPAIR
1
14,009
TOOTH SENSITIVETY
1
39,349
TOOTH SENSITIVITY
1
39,349
TOOTH WAX TRY-IN
1
5,217
TOOTHACHE
2
8,450
TRAY
1
12,164
TREAT INFECTION
1
20,486
TREATMENT FOR DRY SOCKETS
2
27,177
TREATMENT FOR PAIN
1
0
TRIED BUT GOT SCARED
1
23,934
TRIED TO REMOVE CROWN
1
23,639
VENEERS
6
45,675
VENEERS OVER TOP TEETH
1
5,845
VENEERS PUT IN
1
31,872
VENEERS-2
1
31,872
WHITENING
2
44,659
WHITENING KIT
1
14,533
WISDOM TEETH PULLED
1
10,144
WISDOM TOOTH
1
2,118
WISDON TOOTH INFECTION
1
6,573
WRONG ITEEM
1
4,976
ZAPPED TO SEE IF TEEH DEA
1
11,436
TOTAL
26,253
297,756,018


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