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MEPS HC-144B CODEBOOK
2011 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: June 7, 2013

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

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT11F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
24,650
272,727,577
-8 DK
6
19,310
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1
10,510
1 SURFACE RESIN ANTERIOR
1
11,245
2ND TEETH IMPRESSION
1
3,744
A RETAINER
1
18,589
ABCESS
2
21,020
ADD THEETH TO DENTURES
1
12,988
ADJUST CAP
1
3,837
ADJUST CROWN
1
20,706
ADJUSTED APPLIANCE
1
2,910
ADJUSTMENT CHECK
1
8,502
ADJUSTMENT OF BRACES
1
0
ALIGN DENTURES
2
29,228
AMELGENESIS IMPERFECTA
1
11,712
ANAESTHESIA
1
20,861
ANESTHESIA
1
16,396
ANOTHER FITTING FOR GUARD
1
10,181
ANTIBIOTIC INJECTION
1
6,617
ATTEMPT AT CAP
1
3,598
BIOPSY
3
24,796
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
14,724
BITE PLATE FOR NIGHT WEAR
1
13,485
BITE REALIGNMENT
1
11,429
BLEACHING OF TEETH
1
32,538
BLUE TOOTH
1
18,478
BONDING OF CROWN CAP
1
4,983
BONE GRAFT
1
28,885
BONE LOSS TOOTH FELL OUT
1
17,684
BOUT PRESCRIPTION
1
9,303
BRACE ADJUSTMENT
4
7,147
BRACES
2
19,895
BRACES ADJUSTMENT
6
10,442
BRACES ADJUSTMENTS
1
1,740
BRACES REMOVED
2
13,786
BRACES TIGHTEN
4
30,866
BRIDGE FITTING
2
15,791
BROKE TOOTH WAS GRINDED
1
4,370
BROKEN EDGE TOOTH REPAIR
1
6,941
BROKEN FRONT TOOTH
1
4,063
BROKEN TOOTH
6
54,495
BROKEN TOOTH AND GUM DMG
3
31,667
BROKEN TOOTH REPAIR
1
16,142
BROKEN TOOTH REPAIRED
1
17,354
BRUXISM
1
14,851
BRUXISM DEVICE
1
49,720
BUILD UP FOR CROWN
1
10,023
BUILDUP OF BACK TEETH
1
0
BY LATERAL EXAM PAIN
1
10,873
CALLED FOR APPT
1
4,339
CANCELED APPT
1
23,558
CANCER ORAL CHECK
1
11,609
CANCER SCREENING
6
41,549
CEMENTED A CROWN
1
22,694
CHECK UP/LINING DENTURES
1
26,911
CHECKUP ON CROWN
1
11,964
CHIP TOOTH
1
8,282
CHIPPED TOOTH
1
4,879
CK BROKEN TOOTH
1
17,904
COLD COMPRESSIONS
1
9,514
COMPOSET ANTERIOR
1
11,648
CONSULT
1
13,950
CONSULTATION
2
38,558
CORE BUILDUP
1
21,996
CORRECTION ON EXTRACTION
1
8,895
CORRECTIVE FILLING/CAP
1
6,960
CROWN PREP
1
8,684
CROWN PREP WORK
1
12,313
CROWN PREPARATION
1
11,201
CROWN PREPERATION
1
10,023
CROWN PROBLEM
1
11,051
CROWN RE-CEMENT
1
4,392
DEEP CLEANING
11
71,625
DEEP CLEANING/
1
8,511
DEFECTIVE O RINGS REPLACE
1
9,279
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
8,562
DENTAL PICTURES
1
3,433
DENTURE ADJUSTMENT
1
6,487
DENTURE FITTING
2
17,739
DIAGNOSIS
1
7,950
DIAGNOSIS TOOTH ABCESS
1
35,655
DIAGNOSTIC CAST
1
9,817
DID NOT REMEMBER
1
18,781
DISCOLORED TOOTH
1
19,483
DRILLED FOR CLEANING
1
6,143
DRY SOCKET FROM TOOTH PUL
1
7,303
ENDODONTIA
1
8,338
ESTIMATE BRACES
1
4,268
ESTIMATE ON SURGERY NEEDE
1
6,336
EVALUATION
2
34,570
EVALUATION FOR ROOT CANAL
1
3,244
EXAM OF TOOTH PAIN
1
8,123
EXAMINED DENTURES FIT
1
23,096
EXTRACTION
1
20,502
EXTRACTION CARE
1
7,508
EXTRACTION FOLLOW UP
1
13,961
EXTRACTION FOLLOWUP
1
3,396
EXTRACTIONS NEEDED ADVISE
1
29,851
FALSE TOOTH PUT IN
1
6,964
FELLOW UP DENTURE FITNESS
1
16,933
FELLOW UP DENTURES
3
50,798
FILE CHIPPED TOOTH
1
7,157
FILE DOWN CHIPPED TOOTH
1
4,811
FILED DOWN CRACKED TOOTH
1
10,330
FILED FRONT TOOTH
1
5,776
FILED TOOTH
1
6,347
FILING DOWN OF OLD CROWNS
1
8,492
FILL OF BONDING
1
12,160
FILLINGS BUT NOT DONE
1
12,802
FINISHED CROWN
1
14,315
FITTED FOR CROWN
1
23,623
FITTED FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
6,227
FITTED FOR NIGHT GUARD
2
20,239
FITTING
1
27,868
FITTING FOR DENTURES
2
12,609
FITTING FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
12,705
FITTING FOR TEETH WHITNIN
1
11,312
FIX RUBBER BAND ON BRACES
1
3,845
FIXED A CHIPPED TOOTH
1
11,417
FIXED A FALLEN TOOTH
1
3,953
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH
3
51,215
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
8,863
FIXED TEMPORARY BRIDGE
1
9,492
FIXED TOOTH
1
18,278
FLIPPER INSTALLED
1
3,888
FLOSS CAUGHT IN TOOTH
1
23,692
FODD COLLECTING UNDER DEN
1
9,279
FOLLOW TO EXTRACTION
1
3,096
FOLLOW UP
10
82,281
FOLLOW UP CHECK UP
1
4,849
FOLLOW UP FLIPPER
1
3,888
FOLLOW UP FOR ROOT CANAL
1
1,524
FOLLOW UP FOR SURGEY
1
7,616
FOLLOW UP FROM SURGE
2
9,052
FOLLOW UP NLY
1
6,446
FOLLOW UP ON BABY TEETH
1
5,690
FOLLOW UP ON CROWN
2
25,657
FOLLOW UP ON EXTRACTIONS
1
12,380
FOLLOW UP ON LASER WORK
1
23,830
FOLLOW UP ON SURGERY
1
1,797
FOLLOW UP REMOVE STITCHES
1
3,050
FOLLOW UP SURGERY
1
12,974
FOLLOW UP TO CK BITE
1
9,817
FOLLOW-UP
9
152,288
FOLLOW-UP X-RAY READING
1
12,326
FOLLOWUP
6
32,310
FOLLOWUP FOR INFECTION TO
1
13,647
FOLLOWUP ON EXTRACTION
1
22,377
FOLLOWUP TO GUM SURGERY
1
8,902
FRAGMENTS REMOVED
1
2,517
FULL MOUTH DEBRIDEMENT
1
5,107
GLUE CAP BACK ON
1
7,105
GLUED CAP BACK ON
1
11,776
GLUED CROWN IN PLACE
1
58,567
GRINDING OF BRIDGE
1
9,101
GRINDING TEETH
1
17,689
GROUND TOOTH
1
25,677
GUAGEING OF THE GUMS
1
2,463
GUM INFECTION
2
15,847
GUM TREATMENT
1
10,303
GUM TREATMENT ANTIBIOTC
1
15,818
HURT WITH COLD DRINK
1
5,277
IMPLANT ADJUSTMENT
1
9,325
IMPLANT BUSHINGS
1
9,325
IMPLANT IMPRESSIONS
1
11,310
IMPRESSION
3
18,872
IMPRESSION FOR BRIDGE
1
26,927
IMPRESSION FOR FLIPPER
1
2,979
IMPRESSION FOR TOOTH REPL
1
4,063
IMPRESSION MADE
1
19,247
IMPRESSION UPPER DENTURES
1
16,823
IMPRESSIONS
7
70,080
IMPRESSIONS FOR BITE
1
7,906
IMPRESSIONS FOR BRIDGE
1
18,238
IMPRESSIONS FOR BRIDGES
1
4,559
IMPRESSIONS FOR DENTURES
2
17,055
IMPRESSIONS FOR PLATE
1
7,906
IMPRESSIONS OF TEETH
1
11,290
IMPRESSON FOR DENTURES
1
3,476
INFECTION
1
2,483
INFECTION TOOTH
1
13,647
INFLAMMED GLAND REMOVAL
1
13,858
INVISALINE BRACES
1
4,542
IRRITATION ON GUM
1
19,712
ISSUE WITH FILLING
1
14,602
JAW GUARD
1
23,935
LOOSE TEETH RE CAR WRECK
1
5,270
LOWER DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
8,562
LUMINEERS
1
18,138
MADE APPT
1
6,259
MADE CALL TO OFFICE
1
3,518
MADE CAST FOR DENTURES
1
4,825
MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
1
2,232
MEASURE FOR POSSIBLE BRID
1
5,830
MEASUREMENT OF GUMS
1
3,443
MEDS CAUSED GUM PROBLEMS
1
15,596
MEDS MAKING RU ILL
1
18,805
MERCURY FILLING REMOVAL
1
7,680
MODEL OF TEETH
1
5,772
MOLD FOR MOUTH INJURY
1
10,568
MOLD MADE FOR BRACES
1
10,710
MOLD OF NIGHT GUARD
1
4,654
MOLDING FOR PARTIALS
1
10,102
MOLDING OF THE TEETH
1
10,102
MOLDS 2 KINDS OF FILMS
1
6,690
MOUTH GAURD FITTING
1
6,149
MOUTH GUARD
2
41,453
MOUTH GUARD MADE
1
12,248
MOUTHGUARD
1
10,878
NERVE TESTING
1
12,508
NEW DENTURES
1
3,443
NIGHT GUARD
4
30,756
NIGHTGUARD
3
35,376
NO TREATMENT
1
13,870
NO TREATMENT RECEIVED
1
4,067
NOTHING
2
10,388
NOTHING - PHONE CALL
1
6,091
NUMBED JAW
1
13,678
OCCLISAL GUARD
1
11,648
OCCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT
1
9,817
OCCLUSAL GUARD
1
12,892
ONGOING FLIPPER WORK
1
3,888
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
1
20,340
ORAL SURGERY
1
6,336
PACKED BROKEN TOOTH
1
12,256
PARCIAL
1
3,352
PARTIAL
1
8,449
PARTIAL TOOTH
1
9,872
PATCHING OF CROWN
1
8,492
PERIDONTAL MAINTENANCE
1
16,013
PERIODONTAL ORAL EVAL
1
9,817
PERMANENT CROWN CAME IN
1
28,028
PICK UP DENTURES
1
8,368
PICK UP RETAINER
1
10,928
PICK UP THE PLATE
1
6,000
PICK UP WHITNING TRAY
1
11,312
PICKED UP NEW DENTURES
1
2,232
PICKED UP PARTIAL PLATE
1
5,668
PICKING UP BOTTOM DENTURE
1
29,484
PICKUP A RETAINER
1
8,755
PIN IN TOOTH
1
8,179
PLACE DENTURES
1
4,103
PLACED FLIPPER IN MOUTH
1
2,979
PLACEMENT OF BRIDGE
1
5,338
PMT PAT-WFFS
1
10,313
POCKET
1
16,227
POLISHED HIGH FILLINGS
1
6,574
POPCORN
1
16,737
POST
1
15,162
POST OP
2
11,852
POST OP VISIT
1
7,906
POST SURGICAL CHECK UP
1
16,831
POST SURGICAL VISIT
1
16,831
POSTERIOR COMP 2 SURF
1
17,903
PRE-ORTHO
1
27,159
PREFABRICATED POST
1
10,034
PREP FOR BRACES
3
10,869
PREP FOR CROWN
2
60,654
PREP FOR CROWNS
1
13,266
PREP FOR EXTRACTIONS
2
6,793
PREP FOR ROOT CANAL
1
4,615
PREPARATION OF CROWN
1
4,370
PREPARE TEETH FOR BRIDGE
1
16,589
PRESCRIPTION
1
9,303
PRESCRIPTIONS
1
9,303
PROBLEM WITH A PLATE
1
6,000
PROBLEM WITH TEETH
1
12,563
PROPHYLAXIS
2
22,499
PROPHYLAXIS-OCCLUSAL
1
11,648
PUT A DESENSITIZER ON
1
38,023
PUT IN A BRIDGE
1
4,849
PUT TEETH ON PARTIAL
1
10,188
QUALIFY FOR CROWN TREATME
1
2,157
R DOESNT KNOW
1
9,021
RE-CEMENT CROWN
1
21,299
REATTACH VANEER
1
13,809
REBUILT TOOTH DENIED CROW
1
2,157
RECONSTRUCTION
1
18,050
RECONSTRUCTION OF A TOOTH
1
5,287
RECONSTRUCTION OF TEETH
1
31,573
REFERAL
1
13,950
REFERRED ELSEWHERE
1
7,362
REFUSED TO TREAT HIM.
1
3,881
REGLUE CROWN
1
10,124
REGLUEING A TOOTH
1
27,449
REMOVAL OF BRIDGE
1
8,814
REMOVAL OF STITCHES
1
4,064
REMOVE BROKEN TOOL
1
14,984
REMOVE SPACER FOR TOOTH T
1
5,770
REMOVE STITCHES
2
9,022
REMOVED STITCHES
1
16,831
REPAIR CRACKED TOOTH
1
33,328
REPAIR OF BOTTOM TEETH
1
16,823
REPAIR OF TOOTH
1
2,750
REPAIRED A TOOTH
1
26,717
REPAIRED CHIPPED TOOTH
2
38,690
REPAIRED PARTIAL
1
13,179
REPAIRED TOOTH
1
18,278
REPAIRING BROKEN TOOTH
1
6,561
REPLACE MISSING TOOTH
1
12,634
REPLACE ROD FOR IMPLANT
1
28,885
REPLACE WRONG O RINGS
1
9,279
REPLACED DENTURES
1
23,274
REPLACED PROSTHETIC BUILD
1
9,947
REPLACEMENT OF CAP
1
5,250
REPLACEMENT SPACER
1
7,269
REPOLISH/RECONTOUR 2 TEET
1
41,251
REPORCELAINED TOOTH
1
13,123
RESEALED CAP
1
5,087
RESEALED CRACK IN TOOTH
1
14,294
RESIN COMPOSITE ON TEETH
1
9,782
RESIN COMPOSITES
1
27,808
RESTORATION ON OLD CROWN
1
8,492
RESTORATIVE OR ENDODONTIC
1
7,470
RESTORED BOTTOM TEETH
1
16,823
REVIEW FOR BRACES
2
21,547
ROOT REMOVAL
1
19,536
SCALAN TREATMENT
1
1,460
SCALING
1
14,590
SCALING ONE TOOTH
1
12,734
SEALED A CRACK
1
14,294
SECOND OPINION
1
19,397
SEDATION FOR FILLINGS
1
5,484
SENSITIVE TESTS
1
5,418
SHOT OF NOVICANE
1
6,392
SINISTIVITY
1
12,675
SINSITIVE TOOTH
1
27,970
SKIN REMOVAL
1
18,341
SNAP ON SMILE
1
9,447
SNAP-ON SMILE
3
28,341
SNORE GUARD
1
12,475
SOFT TEETH TREATMENT
1
22,377
SOMETHING STUCK IN TEETH
1
22,313
SORE GUMS
1
16,933
SORE REMOVED
2
27,401
SORES UNDER LOWER DENTURE
1
9,279
SPACER
3
40,349
SPACER FOR MISSING TOOTH
1
5,770
SPACER REPAIR
1
4,892
SPACERS
4
61,573
SPACERS AFTER EXTRACTION
1
7,896
SPACERS FOR MISSING TEETH
1
6,318
SPACERS FOR NEW BRACES
1
2,412
SPLINT
1
35,232
SPORTS GUARD
1
21,436
STICHES
1
8,281
STILL MEASURING
1
16,933
STITCH REMOVED FROM SURGE
1
6,392
STITCHES REMOVED
1
10,164
SURFACE ALMAGAM REST
1
7,044
SURGERY
1
6,961
SURGERY FOLLOWUP
2
22,756
SWOLLEN GUMS
1
1,899
TEETH GRINDING MOLD
1
16,495
TEETH GROUND DOWN
1
13,687
TEETH IMPRESSION
1
8,044
TEETH IMPRESSIONS
1
3,744
TEMP CROWN
1
4,620
TEMPORARY CAP
1
14,230
TEMPORARY CROWN AND PREP
1
9,538
TEMPORARY FILLING
1
4,334
TIGHTEN
3
36,738
TIGHTEN BRACE
1
7,717
TIGHTEN BRACES
13
80,191
TIGHTENING BRACES
5
38,583
TIGHTENING OF BRACES
3
7,850
TISSUE SAMPLE
1
11,981
TO VERIFY GUMS WERE O
1
5,128
TOOK MEASUREMENTS
1
3,443
TOOTH ACHE
1
17,460
TOOTH IRRITATION
1
7,307
TOOTH PAIN
2
18,389
TOOTH PREP FOR CROWN
1
9,844
TOOTH REPAIR WITH COMPOSI
1
28,759
TOOTH REPAIRING
1
6,451
TOOTH SENSATIVE
1
8,244
TOOTH THICKENING
1
11,330
TOOTHACHE
1
22,810
TOPICAL APLICATION PROPHY
1
11,648
TRAY MEASUREMENT
1
10,510
TRAY PICK-UP
1
10,510
TREAT GINGIVITIS
1
4,493
TREATMENT DENIED NO COPAY
1
15,265
TREATMENT FOR LOCKJAW
1
7,676
TRY IN
1
4,713
TURNED OUT SINUS CAVITY
1
24,897
TWO TEETH PULLED
1
13,119
UP COMING EXTRACTION
1
3,294
VELSCOPE
1
16,583
VENIERS
1
0
WAX IMPRESSION
1
3,744
WEEKLY F/U FOR DENTURE
1
7,679
WEEKLYN FOLLOW UP FOR DEN
1
7,679
WHITE SPOT ON TONGUE
1
11,309
WHITENING
1
18,759
WHITENING OF TEETH
1
6,060
WHITENING TEETH
1
5,399
WHITTENING
1
2,777
WORK ON TEETH
1
2,772
WOULD NOT LET DENTIST
1
5,344
WRONG SPECIALTY ENTERED
1
13,508
ZOOM WHITENING
1
16,882
TOTAL
25,185
278,481,553


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