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MEPS HC-135B CODEBOOK
2010 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: June 6, 2012

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: EDITED DENTOTHR
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 136
End: 160

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT10F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
23,986
275,887,705
-8 DK
1
3,700
4 INJECTIONS
1
19,699
4 TEETH RESURFACED
1
4,179
ABCESS
3
26,074
ADJUST PALLET
1
17,313
ANALGESIA
1
9,532
ANESTHIESIA
1
11,748
ANTI BACTIC SWAG
1
16,077
ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT
1
4,769
APPLIANCE
1
8,002
APPLIANCE INSERTED
1
8,002
BIOPSY
1
3,908
BITE BLOCKED RESIZED
1
15,268
BITE GUARD
3
45,284
BLOCKED SALVIA DUCT
1
9,680
BONDING - GLUED TOOTH ON
1
9,377
BONE GRAFT
2
44,051
BROKEN TOOTH
7
140,660
BUILD UP
1
13,913
BUILD UP FOR CROWN
1
14,668
BUMP ON TONGUE
1
11,361
CANCER SCREEINING
1
8,748
CANCER SCREENING
2
19,878
CANCER SCREENING ORAL
1
9,886
CAP CAME OFF
1
16,448
CAT SCAN FOR IMPLANTS
1
15,835
CATSCAN
1
14,760
CHECK ON TOOTH
1
10,168
CHECK TOOTH PAIN
1
17,093
CHECK WHERE TOOTH WAS
1
3,080
CHECKED BLOOD PRESSURE
1
4,587
CHECKIN
1
20,145
CHECKUP
1
12,554
CHECKUP AND BIOPSY
1
11,714
CHEEK SCRAPPING/LABS
1
25,236
CODING
1
4,783
COMPOSITES
1
25,562
CONSTRUCT LOWER TEETH
2
23,225
CONSULATION
1
9,776
CONSULT
1
13,940
CONSULTATION
7
63,074
CONSULTATION ONLY
1
2,973
CORE BUILD UP
1
19,007
COSMETIC
1
41,084
COSMETIC TEETH
1
7,970
CRACKED TOOTH
4
39,103
CRACKED TOOTH CORE REPAIR
1
4,901
CT /PREP FOR IMPLANT
1
6,423
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
4
129,337
DENTAL STITCHES REMOVED
1
3,338
DENTAL SURGERY
1
9,823
DENTAL TRETMENT
1
4,250
DIAGNOSTIC CAST
1
12,579
DIAGNOSTIC PREVENTATIVE
1
5,462
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
1
10,550
DONT KNOW
1
8,026
EMERGENCY EXAM
1
20,258
EMERGENCY-PAIN
1
19,816
ESTIMATE ON WORK
1
3,264
EVALUATED
1
9,263
EXPOSE AND BOND UNERUPTED
1
3,426
F/U
3
19,177
F/U VISIT
1
3,526
FILE CHIPPED TOOTH
1
10,008
FILED OFF A LONG TOOTH
1
0
FILL GAP FRONT TOP TEETH
2
34,957
FILLED IN GAP
1
6,462
FINAL FITTING FOR NITE GU
1
28,618
FITTED FOR NIGHTGUARD
1
11,050
FITTING FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
16,051
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH
1
14,182
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
2
33,637
FOLLOW UP
12
157,132
FOLLOW UP CHECKING ONLY
1
2,480
FOLLOW UP FOR CAVITY
1
16,991
FOLLOW UP OF SURGERY
1
6,255
FOLLOW UP ON FIRST VISIT
1
7,549
FOLLOW UP SURGERY
1
14,382
FOLLOW UP TO SURGERY
1
12,714
FOLLOW UP VISIT
1
6,552
FOLLOW-UP
8
115,669
FOLLOW-UP ON BIOPSY
1
9,973
FOLLOW-UP VISIT
1
7,434
FOLLOWUP
9
99,047
FOLLOWUP TO ACCLUSION
4
46,449
FOR A POST
1
5,117
FORM OF TEETH
1
25,428
FOUR SURFACE POST
1
16,326
FU
1
13,255
FULL MOUTH DEBRIDEMENT
1
21,190
GET ESTIMATE ON APPLIANCE
1
13,747
GET SPACER
1
4,490
GLUED TOOTH IN
1
22,429
GLUED TOOTH TOGETHER
1
11,279
GRANULAR TISSUE
2
21,155
GROUND DOWN BROKEN TOOTH
1
20,085
GROUND TOOTH
1
8,971
IMPRESSION
2
23,171
IMPRESSION OF TOOTH
1
6,453
IMPRESSION/ MOUTH GUARD
1
10,969
IMPRESSIONS
7
89,916
IMPRESSIONS OF LOWER JAW
1
8,215
INFECTED TOOTH
1
5,412
INFECTION TREATMENT
2
8,185
INJETED MEDICINE
1
19,699
IRRIGATION PROCEDURE
1
11,483
JAW PAIN
1
22,254
LASER TREATMENT
1
14,876
LASER WORK
1
22,461
LOCKED JAW AND PAIN
1
2,780
LOOSE TOOTH
1
12,091
LOST A TOOTH BECS OF PREG
1
3,708
LOWER TEETH CONSTRUCT
3
34,837
LOWER TEETH RECONSTRUCTED
1
11,612
LUMP ON TONGUE
1
20,852
MAKE IMPRESSION
1
2,125
MAKE IMPRESSIONS
1
2,125
MEASURE MOLDING
1
4,933
MESUREMENTS
1
12,005
MOLD REFORM
1
6,925
MOLD TO REPLACE TOOTH
1
16,920
MOLDS TAKEN
1
10,405
MOUTH GUARD
6
58,196
MOUTH GUARD MADE
1
14,955
MOUTH REPACKED
1
8,743
MOUTH SORE
1
7,673
MOUTH ULCER
1
11,896
MOUTHWASH
1
25,706
MUSCLE SPASM IN JAW
1
23,145
NIGHT GUARD
4
51,389
NIGHT GUARD MADE
1
21,479
NIGHT GUARDS
1
16,697
NITEGUARD
1
14,729
NITROUS OXIDE
1
17,959
NOT CERTAIN
1
11,378
NOTHING /JUST TALKED
1
5,559
OCCLUSAL GUARD
1
11,711
OCLUSAL GUARD
1
16,787
ORAL CANCER CHECK
1
9,877
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
3
30,352
ORAL EVAL
1
12,032
ORAL EVALUATION
3
16,978
ORTHOPEDIC NOT DENTAL CAR
1
8,026
OVERLAY
1
15,962
P/U MOUTH GUARD
1
16,051
PAIN
1
31,967
PARTIAL PLATE
1
0
PERMANERNT DENTAL IMPLANT
1
9,823
PHYSICAL
1
1,793
PHYSICAL FOR SPORTS
1
2,011
PIN INSERTED/BONE GRAPH
1
9,263
PLANING TREATMENT
1
5,983
PLAQUE CONTROL EDUCATION
1
6,941
POST
1
3,165
POST OP FOR JAW SURGERY
1
3,872
POST OPERATIVE VISIT
1
18,877
PREFAB POST AND CORE
2
9,034
PREVENTIVE DIAGNOSTIC
1
16,498
PRICE OF CARE
1
2,960
PROVISIONAL SPLINTING
1
16,466
PUT IN TEMP TEETH 2
1
19,644
PUT ON VENEER
1
9,958
REBUILD OF TOOTH
1
14,000
RECONSTRUCT LOWER TEETH
1
11,612
REFERAL TO SPECIALIST
1
3,624
REFERRALS TO OTHER DENTIS
1
6,075
REFERRED FOR EXTRACTIONS
1
17,012
REFUSED SERVICE-NOT CVRD
1
7,858
REGROUND BITE
1
13,752
REMOVE METAL PLATE
1
9,905
REMOVE STITCHES
1
6,064
REMOVED STICHES/FOLLOW UP
1
9,263
REMOVED STITCHES
1
5,432
REMOVED STITCHES FROM SUR
1
9,756
REMOVED SUTURES
1
5,382
REPAIR
1
5,443
REPAIR TOOTH
2
36,234
REPLACE CAP
1
10,198
REPLACE TOOTH
1
10,168
RESEED THE TOOTH
1
12,222
RESIN ON TOOT-GUM TOO LOW
1
0
REVIEW OF ACCLUSION
1
11,612
RINSE OUT MOUTH
1
11,748
SANDED A CRACKED TOOTH
1
17,837
SCAN AND IMPRINT
1
13,952
SCHEDULING VISIT
1
17,322
SEALANT
1
16,687
SENSITIVE TOOTHPASTE AND
1
20,088
SHAVED DOWN FIRST FILLING
1
4,501
SIGN PAPERS AND GIVE INFO
1
2,786
SILVER CAP
1
1,458
SLEEP APENA
2
3,353
SLEEP APENA RETAINER
1
1,677
SLEEP APIA CORRECTION
1
1,677
SLEEP APNEA
1
1,677
SLEEP APNEA DENTAL DEVICE
1
1,677
SLEEP APNEA HEAD GEAR
2
45,445
SLEEP APNEA MOUTH GUARD
1
22,706
SLEEP APNIA CORRECTION
3
5,030
SPOKE WITH DENTIST
1
17,860
STAPH INFECTION
3
30,637
STICH REMOVAL
1
5,245
STICHES REMOVED
1
20,437
STITCHES TAKEN OUT
1
20,027
STUCK SOME THING IN GUM
1
4,301
SURGERY
1
26,811
SURGERY FOLLOW UP
1
13,273
SUTURE REMOVAL
1
14,283
SWELLING OF THE GUMS
1
9,940
TAKE IMPRESSIONS
4
91,567
TEETH IMPRESSIONS
2
4,251
TELEPHONE CALL
1
8,053
TIGHTENING CHAIN IN GUM
1
9,631
TOOK MOLDS
1
16,529
TOOTH ACHE
2
41,429
TOOTH IMPRESSION
1
22,461
TOOTH PAIN
3
32,681
TOOTH REPLACED
1
11,090
TOOTH/BONE CHIP REMOVED
1
25,016
TREAT LOCK YAR
1
8,431
TREATMENT FOR LOCK YAR
13
109,598
VENEER
1
5,977
VENEER ON TOOTH
1
9,958
VENEER REMOVAL
1
14,176
VENEERS
2
26,625
VITAMIN K
1
14,264
WENT TO GET IT PULL CHA
1
17,495
TOTAL
24,322
279,887,303


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