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MEPS H152B CODEBOOK
2012 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: July 15, 2014

Variable Name: DENTOTHR
Description: OTHER SPECIFIED DENTAL PROCEDURES
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 161
End: 185

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT12F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
26,564
273,782,267
-8 DK
1
9,770
ABFRACTION
1
29,056
ACHE IN MOUTH
1
4,414
ADJUST CROWN TO FIT
1
8,574
ADJUSTMENT
2
27,566
ADJUSTMENT OF BRACES
1
7,949
ADJUSTMENT TO CROWN
1
9,499
ADJUSTMENTS TO CROWN
1
8,443
AMALGAM HG PRECAUTION
1
20,457
ANESTHESIA
1
40,991
ANESTHETIC
1
7,892
ANTERIOR RESIN 1
1
4,012
ANTIBIOTIC GUM TREATMENT
2
11,179
ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY GUMS
1
11,256
APPLIANCE FITTING
1
9,721
APPOINTMENT POSTPONED
1
7,663
ASSESSMENT
1
5,138
BIO MAT SFTOSSEOUS TISS R
1
8,979
BIOPSY
1
3,182
BIOPSY OF GUM MATERIAL
1
3,329
BIOPSY RESULTS
1
4,757
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
32,848
BITE GRAUD
1
15,278
BITE GUARD
2
26,520
BITE GUARD ADJUSTMENT
1
17,008
BITE SPLINT
6
46,247
BITEWINGS
1
29,937
BONE GRAFT
6
97,616
BRACES
4
17,217
BRACES TIGHTEN
1
6,927
BRACES TIGHTENED
4
27,709
BRIDGE
1
19,054
BRIDGE WORK FINALIZATION
1
12,997
BRIDGES LOOSE
1
31,262
BROKEN TOOTH
7
112,612
BROKEN TOOTH - VENEERS
1
9,208
BROKEN TOOTH FIXED
1
12,179
BROKN TTH/PREPARE FR CRWN
1
19,439
BRUISED TOOTH
1
6,192
BUILD POSTS
1
7,534
CALLED IN FOR ADVICE
1
13,125
CANCER SCREENING
2
42,736
CANCER TEST
1
8,456
CANINE TOOTH PROBLEM
4
19,349
CANKER
1
3,097
CARE FOR NEW TOOTH
1
4,676
CAT SCAN OF BONE IN MOUTH
1
16,583
CAVITIES
1
12,815
CAVITY PROTECTION NON FLO
1
5,231
CAVITY TREATMENT
1
3,416
CEMENTING CROWN
1
17,385
CHECK EXPANDER
1
13,723
CHECK FOR IMPLANT
1
4,119
CHECK FOR THROAT CANCER
1
5,351
CHECK INFECTION FOLLOW UP
1
2,504
CHECK TOOTH
1
20,088
CHECK UP TIGHTENING BRACE
1
41,304
CHECKED GUM SURGERY
1
3,444
CHECKED PERIODONTAL SCALI
1
3,444
CHECKED STICHES
1
6,961
CHECKING RETAINER
1
12,754
CHECKUP OF SURGERY
1
5,708
CHIP TOOTH
1
26,525
CHIPPED FRONT TOOTH
1
18,150
CHIPPED TOOTH
3
41,151
CHIPPED TOOTH FIXED
1
4,064
CLIPS REPLACED ON BRIDGE
1
17,744
COATING
1
6,449
COMPLETED TOOTH EXTRACTIO
1
12,383
COMPOSITE FILLING
1
8,819
CONSCIOUS SEDATION
1
5,749
CONSULT FOR EXTRACTION
1
9,172
CONSULT FOR IMPLANTS
1
16,382
CONSULT FOR PRE-ORTHODONT
1
12,228
CONSULT ON IMPLANTS
1
16,382
CONSULTATION
9
102,835
CONSULTATION FOR BRACES
2
39,665
CONSULTATION IMPACTED TTH
1
1,931
CORE BUILD UP
2
16,195
COSMETIC
1
8,268
COSULTATION/FREE
1
6,414
CRACKED FILLING
1
3,920
CROWN ADJUSTMENT
1
0
CROWN RECEMENTED
1
8,617
CROWN RESET
1
11,772
CUT GUM FROM TEETH
1
12,763
CUT WIRES
1
7,794
DEADEN NERVES ON 2 TEETH
1
14,080
DEEP CLEANING
4
16,747
DEEP GUM CLEANING
1
2,399
DELIVERY OF BRIDGE
1
6,841
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS F
1
12,997
DENTAL SPACER
1
13,293
DENTAL WORK FOR BRIDGE
1
23,325
DENTURE PREP
1
27,730
DENTURE REPAIR
1
5,630
DESENSITIZED
1
4,403
DESENSITIZING CREAM
1
3,316
DIAGNOSTIC CASTINGS
1
6,151
DIAGNOSTIC/PREVENTATIVE
1
5,108
DK
1
2,033
DRILL
1
13,138
DRY AND BURNING MOUTH
1
26,297
DRY MOUTH AND BURNING
1
26,297
DRY SOCKET
1
12,935
EMERGENCY OF SWOLLEN MOUT
1
1,816
EMERGENCY PRIOR TREATMENT
2
11,094
EXCISION BENIGN LESION
1
12,522
EXPANDER INSTALLED
1
2,399
FACIAL IMAGES
1
7,728
FACIAL IMAGING
1
8,882
FALSE TOOTH
1
3,790
FILE FILLING
1
25,317
FILE SOMETHING DOWN-PAIN
1
17,906
FILE TOOTH
1
13,084
FILE TOOTH DOWN
1
15,891
FILED DOWN CROWN
1
12,919
FILED SHARP EDGE ONTOOTH
1
30,293
FILED TOOTH DOWN
1
5,926
FILL GAPS BETWEEN FRONT T
1
6,179
FILL IN EROSION
1
20,924
FILLED GROVES FROM BRACES
2
56,322
FILLED TEETH TO MAKE BITE
1
7,433
FILLED THE EDGES DOWN
1
5,489
FILLER
1
4,117
FILLING IN GAPS
1
9,513
FILLING REMOVAL
1
20,457
FIRST TREATMENT FOR CROWN
1
18,119
FIT CROWN
1
17,119
FIT THE PARTIAL
1
13,713
FITTED FOR BITE GUARD
1
13,397
FITTED FOR CROWN
1
4,721
FITTED FOR DENTURES
1
4,013
FITTED FOR GUARD
1
6,430
FITTED FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
20,924
FITTED FOR NIGHTGUARD
1
14,284
FITTED/PURCHASD NIGHT GRD
1
55,916
FITTING FOR DENTURES
2
9,923
FITTING FOR OCCLUSAL GUAR
1
13,739
FITTING OF NEW DENTURES
1
11,662
FIXED
1
3,319
FIXED A CHIPPED TOOTH
1
10,951
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
3
40,715
FIXED CROOKED FILLING
1
15,012
FLUORIDE TOOTH CASINGS
2
38,675
FOLLOW UP
13
135,163
FOLLOW UP AFTER SURGURY
1
2,969
FOLLOW UP BROKEN TOOTH
1
5,609
FOLLOW UP INFECTION
1
2,852
FOLLOW UP POS-SURGERY
1
1,111
FOLLOW UP VISIT
1
26,075
FOLLOW UP/STITCHES REMOVE
1
25,107
FOLLOW-UP
4
70,397
FOLLOW-UP ON CROWN
1
11,716
FOLLOW-UP TO SURGERY
1
11,269
FOLLOWUP EXTRACTION
1
8,961
FOLLOWUP LAST VISIT
1
2,630
FOLLOWUP OF REPAIRS
1
2,435
FOLLOWUP ON EXTRACTION
1
4,008
FOLLOWUP TO PREVIOUS VISI
1
27,730
FOLLOWUP TOOTH EXTRACTION
1
15,067
FRACTURE REPAIR
2
9,810
FRACTURED
2
28,384
FRACTURED RIGHT EYE
1
14,192
FRACTURED UNDER RIGHT EYE
1
14,192
FU DENTAL SURGERY
2
8,772
FURTHER REPAIR TO FILLING
1
10,344
GAP IN GUMS
1
14,045
GLUED CROWN
1
2,370
GLUED CROWN BACK ON
1
19,294
GLUED IN 2 TOP TEETH
1
21,945
GRIND DOWN TOOTH
1
11,298
GRIND TEETH DOWN
1
5,894
GRINDING DOWN SOME TEETH
1
12,470
GRINDING TWO TEETH
1
11,304
GUM COVERING TOOTH
1
4,053
GUM EFFECTION
1
2,370
GUM INJECTION
1
11,953
GUM LINE ABRASIONS
1
3,509
GUM MAINTANCE
1
4,676
GUM PAIN/INFECTION
1
7,820
GUM PREPARATION
1
15,552
GUM PROBING
1
41,819
GUM TREATMENT
1
4,721
GUMLINE RECEEDING
2
24,314
HAS CROWN GLUE IT BACK
1
11,338
HAVING NEW BRIDGE MADE
1
25,602
HEADACHES TOOTH RELATED
1
10,126
IMPRESSION FITTING
1
12,175
IMPRESSION FOR PARTIAL
2
15,802
IMPRESSION FOR PARTIAL RE
1
3,251
IMPRESSION ON FALSE TOOTH
1
12,884
IMPRESSION TAKEN
1
1,613
IMPRESSION TO MAKE MOLD
1
5,938
IMPRESSIONS
6
38,563
IMPRESSIONS AND PHOTOS
1
17,126
IMPRESSIONS FOR CROWN
1
45,228
IMPRESSIONS FOR WHITENING
1
15,424
IMPRESSIONS STUDY
1
17,126
IMPRESSISONS FOR BLEACH
1
5,153
IMPRINTS
1
5,534
INFECTION TREATMENT
2
5,289
INJECTION
1
2,565
INSTALLED ABUTMENTS/POSTS
1
8,443
INSTRUCTED ON BITE GUARD
1
15,498
INVISALIGN
3
14,002
INVISALINE
3
59,642
INVISILINE
4
36,344
IRRIGATIONS
1
5,068
JAW TREATMENT
1
8,792
LABTEST
3
24,530
LASER BACTERIAL REDUCTION
1
7,728
LASER FOR GUM DISEASE
1
12,491
LASER PERIODONTAL
1
5,860
LESION ON GUM CHECKED
1
7,302
LESSONS IN TEETH CLEANING
1
32,848
LIP RECONST
1
3,402
MADE APPT
1
21,104
MADE APPTS
1
19,164
MADE FLIPPER
1
3,915
MADE TOOTH WILL CROWN IT
1
7,070
MAKING MODEL OF TEETH
1
10,090
MAKING MODELS
1
10,090
MANDIBULA DEVICE
1
11,198
MEASURE CROWN
1
24,191
MEASURE HOW MUCH GUM RECE
1
10,431
MEASURED FOR CROWN
1
12,668
MEASURING F/PARTIAL
1
4,945
MERCURY REMOVAL
1
20,457
MERCURY REMOVAL FILLINGS
1
20,457
METAL BANDS
1
10,185
MICROSURGERY
1
12,696
MOLD FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
9,933
MOLD FOR NEW BRIDGE
1
23,325
MOLD OF TEETH
1
12,990
MOUTH GUARD
2
36,280
MOUTH GUARD ADJUSTMENT
1
13,411
MOUTH GUARD FITTING
1
5,259
MOUTH GUARD INSTALL
1
5,259
MOUTHGUARD
3
55,463
MOUTHPIECE PARKINSONS
1
9,721
NEW BRIDGE
1
20,207
NEW BRIDGE FITTED
1
12,997
NIGHT GUARD
6
53,057
NIGHT GUARD FITTING
1
4,581
NIGHT GUARD WORK
1
10,951
NIGHTGUARD
2
36,636
NIGHTGUARD IMPRESSIONS
1
13,739
NITEGUARD DELIVERED 4 TMJ
1
12,857
NO TREATMENT
2
11,472
NONE - JUST ADVISE
1
9,040
NOTHING
2
9,854
NUMBBING A TOOTH
1
5,018
OCCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT
3
28,478
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
2
29,399
ORAL EVALUATION
1
11,290
OTHER SERVICES
1
11,250
PACK GUMS DUE TO GINGIVIT
1
5,859
PACKED DRY SOCKET
1
9,502
PACKED TOOTH FOR PAIN
1
16,603
PAIN
2
4,597
PALIATIVE EMERGENCY CARE
1
15,386
PANORAMIC FILM
1
10,949
PARTIAL
3
46,647
PARTIAL 3 TOOTH REPLACEME
1
10,119
PARTIAL BRIDGE
1
18,772
PARTIAL FITTING
1
2,089
PARTIAL IMPRESSION
1
5,840
PARTIAL PLATE
1
5,971
PARTIAL REPLACEMENT
1
2,292
PATCH OF TOOTH
1
9,938
PERIODONTAL POWDER INJECT
1
15,284
PHONE CALL FOR MEDICINE
1
19,311
PICK BITE GUARD
1
11,022
PLATE DENTURES
1
1,885
PLATES
1
7,366
POST OP DENTAL SURGERY
1
5,290
PRE FILLING WORK
1
8,405
PREP FOR CROWN
2
21,414
PREP FOR CROWN PLACEMENT
1
4,087
PREP FOR ROOT CANAL CROWN
1
16,729
PREPARATION FOR CROWN
1
12,333
PREPARE TOOTH FOR ROOT CA
1
4,404
PREPERATION FOR IMPLANTS
1
20,495
PROBLEMS WITH CROWN
1
8,574
PROBLEMS WITH FILLINGS
2
25,396
PROTECTION FOR TEETH
1
3,437
PROTRUDING WIRE CUT GUM
1
7,794
R CANNOT EXPLAIN
1
24,752
RECEIVED DENTURES
1
8,144
RECEMENT A CROWN
1
7,629
RECHECK EXTRACTION
1
15,169
RECONSTRUCTION OF TOOTH
1
14,799
REFILE CHIPPED TOOTH
1
13,201
REMOVAL OF BROWN STAIN
1
3,724
REMOVAL OF FILLING
1
14,324
REMOVE FILLINGS
1
20,457
REMOVE STITCHES
1
6,961
REMOVED BRACES
1
3,149
REMOVED NETTING AND METAL
1
18,967
REMOVED PLACEHOLDER
1
23,668
REMOVED SUTURES
1
16,019
REMOVED TOOTH PACKING
1
16,603
REMOVED WISDOM TOOTH
1
6,640
REPAIR BRKEN NATRL TOOTH
1
18,778
REPAIR BROKEN TOOTH
2
36,252
REPAIR CRACKED TOOTH
1
29,236
REPAIR CROWN
1
4,967
REPAIR OF FRONT TOOTH
1
16,269
REPAIR OF PARTIAL PLATE
1
25,734
REPAIR OF VENEER
2
23,794
REPAIR SMALL CHIP
1
9,199
REPAIR TOOTH
1
7,162
REPAIR VENEER
1
11,897
REPAIRED CHIPPED TEETH
1
4,884
REPAIRING CRACKS IN TEETH
1
4,905
REPLACED CROWN
1
9,912
RESCHEDULE
1
2,630
RESET TOOTH
1
2,533
RESIN
1
25,144
RESIN BASED COMPOSITE
1
4,573
RESIN BASED COMPOSITES
1
27,221
RESIN ONE SURFACE
1
8,162
RETAINER
3
28,143
RETAINER REMOVED
1
14,012
RETAINERS
1
4,784
RETURN FROM SURGERY
1
6,480
ROOT CANAL PREP
1
3,654
RU JUST CALLED 4 APPT
1
2,212
SALLOWING GLUM
1
6,897
SEARCHING FOR DENTIST
1
3,496
SEATED THE CROWN
1
11,351
SENSITVE GUMS
1
10,042
SEPARATED BRIDGE
1
12,507
SHARP SPOT ON TOOTH FILED
1
11,807
SHAVED DOWN BACK TEETH
1
19,751
SHEILD GRINDS TEETH
1
6,057
SILVER NITRATE
3
12,330
SILVER NITRATE TREATMENT
5
20,551
SLEEP APPLIANCE
1
8,709
SMOOTH THE REMAINDER TH
1
11,982
SMOOTHING
1
8,212
SNAP A SMILE
1
10,456
SPACER
5
31,018
SPACER AJUSTED
1
6,226
SPACER PUT IN
1
5,982
SPACERS PUT IN
1
14,582
STABILIZE LOWER FRONT TEE
1
20,881
STICHES REMOVED
1
12,726
STITCH REMOVAL
1
14,468
STITCHES REMOVE
1
3,108
STITCHES REMOVED
1
8,302
SURGERY
2
6,332
SURGERY FOLLOWUP
3
31,066
SURGERY FOLOWUP
1
6,052
SUTURE REMOVAL
1
42,102
SUTURES REMOVED
1
9,363
SWEELING GUM
1
1,987
SWELLING FROM SURGERY
1
6,437
SWOLLEN JAW
1
8,800
TAKE MOLD FOR PARTIAL
1
6,531
TEETH IMPRESSIONS
1
9,770
TEETH WHITENED
1
8,632
TELEPHONE CONFERENCE
1
3,967
TEMPORARY CAP
1
15,067
TEMPORARY CROWN INSTALLED
1
29,414
TEST FOR ORAL CANCER
1
22,321
TESTED TEETH
1
10,909
THIS WAS JUST 1 VISIT
1
2,213
TIGHTEN BRACES
1
1,555
TIGHTENING OF BRACES
5
17,757
TISSUE BIOPSY
1
18,716
TISSUE GRAFT
1
2,582
TMD SCREENING
1
36,523
TMJ
1
12,860
TOOK OUT OLD FILLING AND
1
4,982
TOOK OUT STICHES AND DRAI
1
4,476
TOOTH CRACK
1
7,265
TOOTH FILED AND REPAIRED
1
7,708
TOOTH PAIN
2
7,752
TOOTH PINNED TOGETHER
1
16,630
TOOTH PULL
1
9,750
TOOTH REPAIR
1
4,724
TREATED GUMS FOR GINGIVIS
1
11,761
TRIED TO INJECT ARM
1
15,478
UNEVEN SURFACE FIXED
1
16,374
UPPER/LOWER JAW MOLDS
1
12,370
VENEER
1
3,508
VENEERS
1
17,103
VENNEERS
1
17,103
VENNER
1
3,508
WHITENING
2
45,601
WHITENING THE TEETH
1
14,078
WHITENING TRAY
1
24,127
TOTAL
27,085
279,624,127


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