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MEPS HC-126B CODEBOOK
2009 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: May 27, 2011

Variable Name: DENTOTHR
Description: OTHER SPECIFIED DENTAL PROCEDURES
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 165
End: 189

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT09F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
27,900
286,784,446
-8 DK
1
18,677
1 RESIN-BASED COMPOSITE
1
10,784
2 RESIN-BASED COMPOSITE
1
10,784
8
1
5,750
ABSES
1
15,599
ADJUST BITE GUARD
1
19,514
ADJUST BRACES
5
69,956
ADJUSTED BITE
1
14,334
ADJUSTED CROWN
1
13,082
ADJUSTMENT
1
24,423
ADJUSTMENT NIGHTGEAR
1
20,298
ADJUSTMENT OF MOUTH GUARD
1
19,176
ADJUSTMENT TO BRACES
3
52,227
ADJUSTMENTS TO BRACES
3
84,240
ADULT PROPHYLAXIS
1
4,059
ADVICE ON A LOOSE TOOTH
1
2,894
ALIGNER
1
5,961
ALL IN ONE BILL
2
7,139
ALTERED CROWN TO MOUTH
1
9,530
AMAL RESIN COMPOSITE
1
15,476
AMALGAM
1
14,516
ANESTHESIA
2
31,911
ANTIBIOTIC RINSE
1
6,538
APPLIANCE ADJUSTMENT
1
5,156
APPLIANCE FITTING
1
5,156
APPLICATION OF ANTIBIOTIC
1
11,221
ASSESSMENT INTERVIEW
1
11,107
AUDIOLOGIST NOT DNTST
1
0
BANDS
1
2,169
BIOOPSY OF TONGUE
1
10,225
BIOPSY
2
16,139
BIOPSY SOFT ORAL TISSUE
1
12,265
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
5,115
BITE FOR DENTURES
1
12,044
BITE GUARD
2
27,368
BITE PLATE
1
37,743
BITE SPLINT
1
8,730
BONDED A CRACKED TOOTH
1
9,389
BONDING OF TOOTH
1
31,427
BONDING TOOTH PASTE
1
12,437
BONE GRAFT
5
71,395
BONE GRAFT FIRST SITE
1
6,367
BONE GRAFT REMOVAL BRIDGE
1
18,049
BONE REMOVED
1
7,718
BONE REPLACEMENT
1
12,669
BOUGHT WATER PIK
1
19,315
BRACES
12
62,319
BRACES REMOVED
1
16,559
BRACES REMPOVED
1
7,024
BRACES TIGHTENED
2
14,049
BRIDGE WORK
1
12,091
BROKEN TEETH
1
9,169
BROKEN TOOTH
5
61,171
BROKEN TOOTH EXAM
1
11,395
BROKEN TOOTH GLUED TOGETH
1
12,609
BROKEN TOOTH REPAIRED
1
0
BROKEN TOOTH TREATMENT
1
3,313
BRUSH BIOPSY TONGUE
1
8,383
BUILT TEMP BRIDGE
1
20,396
BUSTED STITCHES
2
10,745
CALCIUM DEFICENCY TEETH
1
6,879
CALL IN RX REFILL
1
10,626
CALLED FOR APPOINTMENT
1
4,426
CANCER SCREENING
1
51,120
CANCER SCREENING/ULTRAVIO
1
10,431
CASTING
1
7,011
CASTS
2
51,658
CAVITIES
1
4,509
CHARTING
1
20,524
CHECK CROWN
1
14,305
CHECK EXTRACTIONS
1
3,927
CHECK GUMS
1
1,902
CHECK MOUTH GUARD
1
9,835
CHECK TO SEE IF READY
1
7,986
CHECK UP ON CROWN
1
17,935
CHECKED OUT EXTRACTION
1
16,385
CHECKED RETAINER
1
4,015
CHIP TOOTH REPAIR
1
14,928
CHIPPED TOOTH
5
97,018
CHIPPED TOOTH REPAIR
1
14,397
COMPLETIONS ROOT CANAL
1
2,842
COMPOSITE
2
31,259
COMPOSITE OVERLAY
1
10,982
CONSULT
1
26,823
CONSULTATION
9
115,506
CONSULTATION ON TELEPHONE
1
3,608
CONSULTATION WISDOM TEETH
1
7,204
CONTINUED CLEANING
2
7,555
CORE BUILD UP
1
20,464
CORE BUILDUP
2
20,587
COSMETIC
4
41,852
COSMETIC WORK
1
10,463
COUNCELATION
1
30,335
CRACKED TOOTH GLUE REPAIR
1
19,471
CRACKED TOOTH RL MOLAR
1
19,403
CREATED A TREATMENT PLAN
1
20,473
CROSS BITE
5
106,107
CROWN FITTING
1
9,837
CROWN PREP
1
22,735
CROWN WORK FOLLOW-UP
1
10,811
CROWNS
1
9,837
CRWN PORCL/CERM
1
25,199
CT OF HEAD
1
21,408
DECEASED GUM SHOT
1
2,550
DEEP CLEANING
3
24,707
DEEP CLEANING ONE SIDE
1
4,499
DEEP CLEANING OTHER SIDE
1
4,499
DEEP RUTH CANAL CLEANING
1
12,379
DENTAL ALL IN ONE BILL
1
3,569
DENTAL CARE
1
3,569
DENTAL CARE ALL IN ONE BI
1
3,569
DENTAL FRAMEWORK
1
7,102
DENTAL STUDY
14
39,486
DENTAL STUDY INVOLVEMENT
1
2,820
DENTURE FITTING
1
3,179
DERMATOLOGIST NOT DNTL
1
0
DIAGNOSIS
1
8,881
DISCUSSED PLAN
1
5,682
DRAINED ABSCESS TOOTH
1
3,601
DRY SOCKET
3
59,873
DRY SOCKETS
1
12,392
DYE TEST FOR ORAL CANCER
1
14,805
EKG
1
12,915
EMERGENCY
1
3,058
EMERGENCY TREATMENT
1
3,526
ENAMEL CRACKED
1
18,146
ENTERED IN ERROR
1
12,739
EQUILIBRATION
1
22,740
EXPOSE AND BOND
1
16,207
EXPOSED IMPACTED TOOTH
1
2,660
EXTRACT FOLLOW-UP
1
12,684
EXTRACTION AND REBUILT T
1
8,151
EXTRACTION FOLLOWUP
2
26,856
FILE DOWN ROUGH TOOTH
1
19,084
FILED CROWN
1
4,482
FILED DOWN CHIPPED TOOTH
1
0
FILED DOWN CROWN
1
17,071
FILED DOWN FRONT TOOTH
1
13,716
FILED TOOTH THAT CHIP
1
819
FILED TWO BACK TEETH DOWN
1
18,396
FILING DOWN TEETH
1
17,122
FILL UP CHIP TEETH
1
5,231
FILLED HOLE IN DEAD TOOTH
1
11,146
FILLING
1
2,637
FIT MOUTHGUARD
1
13,727
FIT THE SPLINT-JAW MOLD
1
11,455
FITTED FOR A NIGHTGUARD
1
12,802
FITTED FOR CROWN
1
17,935
FITTED FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
10,497
FITTED FOR TMJ MOUTHPIECE
1
17,943
FITTING CHECK
1
9,562
FITTING FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
11,444
FITTING FOR NIGHTGUARD
2
47,306
FITTING FOR PARTIAL
1
3,403
FITTING FOR TOOTH GUARD
1
8,556
FITTINGS
3
36,174
FIX IMPLANT
1
17,454
FIXED ANOTHER BROKEN TOOT
1
6,943
FIXED BROKEN
1
18,859
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH
1
12,473
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
16,273
FIXED RESURFACING
1
20,478
FIXING CHIP TEETHS
1
5,231
FOLLOW
1
10,225
FOLLOW TREATMENT
1
4,526
FOLLOW UP
12
160,165
FOLLOW UP AFTER SURGERY
1
12,477
FOLLOW UP CARE
1
14,812
FOLLOW UP FOR BRACES
1
9,003
FOLLOW UP FOR EXTRACTION
1
9,403
FOLLOW UP FOR SURGERY
2
7,301
FOLLOW UP ON IMPLANT
1
13,546
FOLLOW UP ON MOUTH GUARD
1
11,444
FOLLOW UP STITCHES REMOVE
1
3,238
FOLLOW UP TO BIOPSY
1
14,147
FOLLOW UP TO EXTRACTION
1
19,424
FOLLOW UP TO EXTRACTIONS
1
4,602
FOLLOW UP TO ORAL SURGERY
1
17,904
FOLLOW UP TO PAST VISITS
1
21,896
FOLLOW UP TOOTH EXTRAC
1
5,558
FOLLOW UP TOOTH EXTRACTIO
1
5,558
FOLLOW UP TREATMENT
1
11,491
FOLLOW UP VISIT
3
28,467
FOLLOW UPREMOVAL ROOT
1
5,775
FOLLOW VISIT
1
11,193
FOLLOW-UP
4
17,149
FOLLOW-UP EXAM
1
5,998
FOLLOW-UP WISDOM EXTRATIO
1
11,231
FOLLOWUP
6
71,357
FOLLOWUP PREVIOUS SURGERY
1
11,280
FOLLOWUP TO EXTRACTION
1
5,700
GET MOUTHGUARDS
1
19,196
GLUED CROWN BACK ON
1
5,253
GLUED TOOTH TOGETHER
1
12,609
GLUEING BACK CROWN
1
12,159
GLUEING OF VENEER
1
15,987
GOT MOUTH IMPRESSION
1
13,772
GOT POPCORN KERNAL IN GUM
1
14,268
GRINDED CHIP TOOTH
1
17,986
GRINDING DOWN TEETH
1
4,616
GRINDING TEETH IN SLEEP
1
19,403
GROUN
1
15,871
GROUND AND POLISH TOOTH
1
15,987
GROUND DOWN BROKEN TOOTH
1
12,397
GROUND DOWN CHIP TOOTH
1
14,877
GROUND FILLING TO LEVEL T
1
10,025
GROUND OFF TOOTH
1
9,983
GROUNDED BROKEN TEETH
1
23,024
GROUNDED OFF TOOTH
1
14,418
GUARD FOR TEETH GRINDING
1
24,562
GUM DISEASE
1
17,677
GUM INFECTION
3
14,642
GUM TREATMENT
1
1,631
HAD A BROKEN TOOTH FIX
1
5,423
HAD ALL DENTAL CARE
1
3,569
HAD INFECTION
1
2,881
HELP W GUM TENDERNESS
1
15,447
HIGH BACTERIA IN SALIVA
1
8,456
HOLES IN DENTURE
1
4,470
IMPLANTS AND FOLLOW UP
1
14,928
IMPLANTS FOLLOWUP
1
14,928
IMPRESIONS LEFT CAP
1
14,096
IMPRESS FOR CROWN
1
8,277
IMPRESSION
5
73,080
IMPRESSION FOR APPLIANCE
1
5,156
IMPRESSION FOR BRIDGE
1
18,417
IMPRESSION FOR NEW TOOTH
1
22,036
IMPRESSION FOR REPLACEMEN
1
14,334
IMPRESSION FOR TMJ GAURD
1
5,766
IMPRESSION MADE FOR TOOTH
1
7,663
IMPRESSION OF CROWN
1
18,828
IMPRESSION OF TOOTH
1
18,760
IMPRESSIONOF TEETH/SPACER
1
15,388
IMPRESSIONS
15
190,794
IMPRESSIONS FOR DENTURES
1
12,044
IMPRESSIONS FOR RETAINER
1
8,636
IMPRESSIONS FOR TRAY
1
10,347
IMPRESSIONS MADE
1
0
IMPRESSSION FOR 2 CROWNS
1
27,307
INFECTION
5
38,070
INFLAMATION GUMS
1
1,873
INPLANTS
1
24,177
INQUIRE RE DENTURE REPLAC
1
6,001
INTERI
1
15,067
INTRO TO DENTIST VIDEO
1
8,024
INVISILINE ORTHODENTURES
1
30,121
INVOLVEMENT IN A STUDY
1
2,820
IV ANTIBIOTIC
1
19,309
JAW ENLARGED
1
1,581
JAW ENLARGMENT
1
1,581
JAW MOLD
1
11,455
JAWS HURT
1
4,456
LASER TREATMENT
1
16,673
LAZER GUM BACTERIA TRTMNT
1
13,854
LAZOR GUM BACTERIA TRTMNT
1
27,498
LOOK AT EXTRACTION SITE
1
8,479
LOWER BRACES
1
11,614
MADE A NEW BRIDGE
1
2,628
MADE BRIDGE PERMANENT
1
20,396
MADE IMPRESSIONS
1
6,112
MADE MOLD OF TEETH
1
9,251
MADE PAYMENT ONLY
1
16,150
MAKE SHAFT BRACE
2
8,367
MAKING A PARTIAL
1
3,403
MANDIBLE
1
4,387
MANDIBLE FRACTURE REPAIR
1
4,387
MATCHING TEETH -COSMETIC
1
17,054
MEASURE GUM RECEEDING
1
12,052
MEASURED POCKETS ON TEETH
1
6,363
MEASUREMENT FOR CROWN
1
12,093
MOLD FOR GAP IN TOOTH
1
4,523
MOLDING
1
5,737
MOLDING FOR PARCIALS
1
2,974
MOLDS
1
20,267
MOLDS AND PREPPING TOOTH
1
9,966
MOUTH GUARD
6
86,296
MOUTH GUARD FITTING
1
9,891
MOUTH GUARD FOR GRINDING
1
12,099
MOUTH GUARD REPLACEMENT
1
10,497
MOUTH/TEETH MOLD
1
45,061
MOUTHPIECE
2
21,762
MOVED CROWN TO MAKE ROOM
1
15,003
NEEDED EXTRACT BUT NOTHIN
1
7,157
NEW BITE GUARD
1
7,870
NEW BRIDGE
3
25,750
NEW BRIDGE FOLLOWUP
2
26,638
NIGHT GUARD
3
70,574
NITROUS OXIDE
1
9,862
NO
1
16,904
NOT DENTAL EYE
1
17,990
NOTHING
1
13,751
NTI APPLIANCE/GUARD
1
10,054
OCCLUSAL GUARD
3
36,758
OCCLUSAL NIGHT GAURD
1
7,071
ORAL CANCER CHECK
1
13,108
ORAL CANCER EXAM
1
0
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
1
10,962
ORAL HYGEINE INSTRUCTION
1
0
ORAL MUCOUSA
1
27,746
ORAL SURGERY
2
10,769
OTHER ORAL SURGERY
1
8,362
PAIN SHOTS
1
4,488
PARTIAL
1
3,403
PARTIAL PLATE
2
36,573
PASTE TEETH
1
3,096
PATCHED A BROKEN TOOTH
1
11,469
PERIODONTAL MAINTENANCE
2
14,206
PERIOSCALE
1
11,338
PHONE CALL
3
24,458
PHONE CALL FOR APPT.
1
4,979
PHONE CALL FOR MED
1
2,628
PICK UP PRESCRIPTION
1
2,393
PICKED UP MOUTH GUARD
1
10,497
PLASTIC LINER
1
26,707
PLATE ALIGNMENT
1
5,836
PLATE FOR CLEFT PALLET
1
11,591
PLATE FOR SLEEP APNEA
1
7,931
PLATES
1
6,256
POLISH CHIPPED TOOTH
1
12,175
POPCORN CAUGHT IN TEETH
1
6,941
PORCELAIN ONLAYS
1
34,675
POST AND CORE
1
11,465
POST FOR CROWN
1
4,036
POST FOR ROOT CANAL
1
26,911
POST OF VISIT
1
3,961
POST SURG EXAM
1
4,132
POST-OP
1
3,601
POST-OP VISIT
1
8,538
PRE-OP VISIT
1
17,119
PREP FOR CROWN
5
48,068
PREP FOR CROWNS
1
19,723
PREP FOR IMPLANT
1
4,503
PREP FOR ROOT CANAL
2
5,781
PREP WORK FOR ROOT CANAL
1
2,891
PREPPED POST FOR CROWN
1
13,167
PRIODENTAL MNT
1
7,530
PROBLEMS WITH TEETH
2
6,192
PROFELACIS
1
12,451
PROPHLYAXIS
1
3,413
PROSTHODONTAL PROCEDURE
1
9,167
PULPOTOMY
1
5,736
PUT IN SPACER
1
11,530
REATTACH BRIDGE
1
18,791
REATTACH CROWN
1
12,159
REATTACH CROWNS
2
18,628
REBUID TEETH
1
8,151
REBUILD TEETH
1
8,151
REBUILT A BROKEN TOOTH
1
11,077
REBUILT TOOTH THAT CRACKE
1
18,792
RECEMENT CROWN
1
5,552
RECHECK
1
22,036
RECORD
1
16,862
RECUNSTRUCTING BROKEN TOO
1
13,820
REFER PATNT TO DD-SURGEON
1
12,537
REFERAL TO ORAL SURGEON
1
4,144
REFERRED TO PREVIOUS DENT
1
4,059
REFILING OF TOOTH
1
4,474
REGLUE CROWN
2
18,314
RELINE MAXIL-CHAIRSIDE
1
21,980
REMOVAL OF STITCHES
1
4,991
REMOVAL OF SUITURES
1
18,703
REMOVE BROKEN ROOT
1
2,899
REMOVE LOWER BAR
1
18,981
REMOVE METAL FROM GUM
4
56,141
REMOVE OF STRICING
1
3,672
REMOVE SPACER
1
19,145
REMOVE SPACERS
1
1,682
REMOVE STITCHES
1
19,470
REMOVE SUTURES
1
4,569
REMOVED METAL BAR
1
18,981
REMOVED STITCHES
2
22,894
REMOVING STICHES
1
7,989
REPAIR BONDING
1
11,181
REPAIR BROKEN TOOTH
2
19,391
REPAIR BROKEN TOOTH FRONT
1
3,378
REPAIR CHIPPED TOOTH
4
47,296
REPAIR MOUTH SPLINT
1
6,485
REPAIR OF BROKEN TOOTH
1
6,943
REPAIR OF CAP
1
23,540
REPAIR OF CHIPPED TOOTH
1
5,431
REPAIR OF CROWNS
1
15,958
REPAIRED A CAP
1
8,045
REPAIRED A CHIPPED TOOTH
1
10,552
REPAIRED A FILLING
1
12,052
REPAIRED BROKEN TOOTH
1
10,269
REPAIRED CHIPPED TOOTH
3
25,689
REPAIRED TOOTH
1
21,096
REPLACED MOUTH GUARD
1
12,099
REPLACEMENT TOOTH
1
2,537
REPLACING TOOTH
1
14,628
RESCHEDULE
1
21,537
RESIN BASE COMP SURFACE
1
2,784
RESIN BASED COMPOSITE
1
20,229
RESIN COMPO/RESIN SURFACE
1
21,016
RESIN COMPOSITE
2
45,549
RESIN COMPOSITE 1 TOOTH
1
4,553
RESIN-BASED COMPOSITE
3
35,313
RESTORATION OF ROOT CANAL
1
17,677
RESTORATIVE SERVICES
1
6,412
RESURFACED 5 TEETH
1
20,478
RESURFACING
6
151,462
RETAINER
1
16,025
RETAINER CHECK
1
10,276
RETEINER
1
8,969
ROOT REPAIR
1
13,102
RPA INTO MOUTH
1
16,474
SCALING
4
39,188
SCREANING FOR ORAL CANCER
1
23,188
SEATING OF THE NIGHTGUARD
1
12,802
SENSITIVE TOOTH
1
26,182
SET APPT
1
2,774
SHAVED DOWN TOOTH
1
3,499
SMOOTHED A CHIPPED TOOTH
1
7,477
SOFT SPOT ON TOOTH
1
11,418
SPACER
3
32,985
SPACER CAME OUT
1
14,810
SPACER DEVICE
1
3,889
SPACER FOR EXTRACTED TOOT
1
6,530
SPACER REMOVAL
2
23,390
SPACER REMOVED
2
9,575
SPACERS
9
115,324
SPACERS FITTED
1
12,164
SPACERS REMOVED
1
6,928
SPECIALIST IN IMPLANTS
1
3,601
SPLINT
1
14,560
STERILIZATION
1
13,404
STICH REMOVAL
1
2,337
STICHES REMOVED
2
25,399
STITCHES REMOVED
3
36,014
STRONGER ANTIBIOTIC
1
13,405
STUDY PARTICIPATION
4
11,282
SURFACE RESIN ANT
1
8,143
SURGERY FOLLOW UP
1
14,334
SURGICAL ALLIGNMENT
1
21,524
SURGICAL HOOKS
1
17,119
SUTURES REMOVED
1
16,491
TEETH BLEACHING
1
6,967
TEETH DECAYING
1
3,096
TEETH FILED DOWN/SHAPED
1
8,636
TEETH GRINDING
1
19,322
TEETH IMPRESSION
1
0
TEMP CROWN REPLACED
1
8,752
TEMP CROWNS
1
8,317
TEMPERALY CROWN
1
24,641
TEMPORARY CROWN
3
42,910
TEMPORARY DENTURES
1
3,785
TEMPORARY REPAIR OF TOOTH
1
22,802
TEMPORARY TOOTH
1
1,825
TIDE RETAINERS
2
4,939
TIGHTEN BRACES
2
36,440
TIGHTENED BRACES
2
5,783
TIGHTENING
1
7,236
TIGHTENING OF BRACES
5
124,374
TISSUE REMOVAL
1
4,461
TMJ
1
20,437
TO HAVE A BRIDGE
1
7,154
TOGUE BIOPSY
1
22,363
TOOK AMOLD FOR PARTIAL
1
8,659
TOOK IMPRESSIONIGHT GAURD
1
11,052
TOOK OUT A BRIDGE
1
13,167
TOOK PICTURES (NOT XRAYS)
1
5,284
TOOK STITCHES OUT
1
3,439
TOOTH BROKEN
1
4,681
TOOTH FELL OUT
1
14,628
TOOTH GRINDING
1
15,095
TOOTH PAIN
2
10,467
TOOTH RESTORATION
1
13,338
TREATED FOR GINGIVITIS
1
12,129
TREATMENT FOR DRY SOCKET
1
7,534
TREATMENT FOR GUMS
1
5,367
TX FOR TMJ
1
25,874
ULTRA SOUND
1
2,899
UNCOOPERATIVE
1
6,228
UNCOVER IMPLANT
1
24,152
WAS PUT TO SLEEP
1
9,715
WHITENING GEL
1
8,095
WHITENING KIT
1
25,199
WIRES REMOVED
1
4,774
WISDOM TOOTH EXT F/U
1
12,392
WK ON GUN
1
15,788
X RAY
1
6,117
TOTAL
28,580
294,659,996


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