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

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: EDITED DENTOTHR
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 140
End: 164

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT11F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
24,875
274,954,349
-8 DK
6
19,310
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1
10,510
2ND TEETH IMPRESSION
1
3,744
ABCESS
2
21,020
ADJUST CAP
1
3,837
ADJUSTMENT CHECK
1
8,502
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
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
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
CHECKUP ON CROWN
1
11,964
CHIP TOOTH
1
8,282
CK BROKEN TOOTH
1
17,904
COLD COMPRESSIONS
1
9,514
CONSULT
1
13,950
CONSULTATION
2
38,558
CORE BUILDUP
1
21,996
DEFECTIVE O RINGS REPLACE
1
9,279
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
8,562
DENTAL PICTURES
1
3,433
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
ESTIMATE ON SURGERY NEEDE
1
6,336
EVALUATION
2
34,570
EXAM OF TOOTH PAIN
1
8,123
EXAMINED DENTURES FIT
1
23,096
FALSE TOOTH PUT IN
1
6,964
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
FILING DOWN OF OLD CROWNS
1
8,492
FILL OF BONDING
1
12,160
FILLINGS BUT NOT DONE
1
12,802
FITTED FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
6,227
FITTED FOR NIGHT GUARD
2
20,239
FITTING
1
27,868
FITTING FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
12,705
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 TOOTH
1
18,278
FLOSS CAUGHT IN TOOTH
1
23,692
FODD COLLECTING UNDER DEN
1
9,279
FOLLOW UP
10
82,281
FOLLOW UP CHECK UP
1
4,849
FOLLOW UP FLIPPER
1
3,888
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 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
FULL MOUTH DEBRIDEMENT
1
5,107
GRINDING OF BRIDGE
1
9,101
GRINDING TEETH
1
17,689
GROUND TOOTH
1
25,677
GUM TREATMENT ANTIBIOTC
1
15,818
HURT WITH COLD DRINK
1
5,277
IMPRESSION
3
18,872
IMPRESSION FOR TOOTH REPL
1
4,063
IMPRESSION MADE
1
19,247
IMPRESSIONS
7
70,080
IMPRESSIONS FOR BITE
1
7,906
IMPRESSIONS OF TEETH
1
11,290
INFECTION
1
2,483
INFECTION TOOTH
1
13,647
INFLAMMED GLAND REMOVAL
1
13,858
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 MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
1
2,232
MEASURE FOR POSSIBLE BRID
1
5,830
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 OF NIGHT GUARD
1
4,654
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
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
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
1
20,340
PACKED BROKEN TOOTH
1
12,256
PIN IN TOOTH
1
8,179
PLACED FLIPPER IN MOUTH
1
2,979
PMT PAT-WFFS
1
10,313
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
PREFABRICATED POST
1
10,034
PRESCRIPTION
1
9,303
PRESCRIPTIONS
1
9,303
PROBLEM WITH TEETH
1
12,563
PROPHYLAXIS-OCCLUSAL
1
11,648
PUT A DESENSITIZER ON
1
38,023
R DOESNT KNOW
1
9,021
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
REGLUEING A TOOTH
1
27,449
REMOVAL OF STITCHES
1
4,064
REMOVE BROKEN TOOL
1
14,984
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 TOOTH
1
18,278
REPAIRING BROKEN TOOTH
1
6,561
REPLACE MISSING TOOTH
1
12,634
REPLACE WRONG O RINGS
1
9,279
REPLACED PROSTHETIC BUILD
1
9,947
REPOLISH/RECONTOUR 2 TEET
1
41,251
REPORCELAINED TOOTH
1
13,123
RESEALED CAP
1
5,087
RESEALED CRACK IN TOOTH
1
14,294
RESTORATION ON OLD CROWN
1
8,492
RESTORATIVE OR ENDODONTIC
1
7,470
RESTORED BOTTOM TEETH
1
16,823
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 REMOVED
2
27,401
SORES UNDER LOWER DENTURE
1
9,279
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
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
TIGHTEN
3
36,738
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 REPAIRING
1
6,451
TOOTH SENSATIVE
1
8,244
TOOTH THICKENING
1
11,330
TOOTHACHE
1
22,810
TRAY MEASUREMENT
1
10,510
TRAY PICK-UP
1
10,510
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
VELSCOPE
1
16,583
VENIERS
1
0
WAX IMPRESSION
1
3,744
WHITE SPOT ON TONGUE
1
11,309
WORK ON TEETH
1
2,772
WOULD NOT LET DENTIST
1
5,344
WRONG SPECIALTY ENTERED
1
13,508
TOTAL
25,185
278,481,553


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