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MEPS HC-178B CODEBOOK
2015 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: April 10, 2017

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: OTHER SPECIFY DENTAL PROCEDURES EDITED
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 138
End: 162

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT15F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
27,587
299,963,357
2 TEETH REPLACEMENT
1
10,939
ABCESS
1
14,505
ADJ PROSTETHIC
1
16,185
ADJUSTMENT
3
12,635
ANESTHESIA
1
10,250
ANESTIZING GUM AREA TO XR
1
8,717
ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT
1
7,980
APLICATION FOR ATENTION
1
0
APPLIED MEDICIN UNDER GUM
1
6,406
AREA BETWEEN TEETH FOOD
1
4,347
ASKED FOR PRICE INFO
1
5,800
ASSESS FOR IMPLANTS
1
4,609
BABY ROOT CANAL
1
3,448
BIO LINER
1
9,416
BIOPSY
1
11,225
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
10,528
BITE BLOCK FITTED
1
14,449
BITE GUARD
5
109,063
BITE GUARD FITTING
1
4,289
BITE GUARD IMPRESSION
1
4,473
BITE IMPRINT REPLC BRIDGE
1
12,277
BITE PLATE
1
8,279
BITE SPLINT
2
41,331
BONDED A CHIPPED TOOTH
1
18,099
BONDING ON CHIPPED TOOTH
1
14,135
BONE EROSION TREATMENT
5
45,828
BONE GRAFT
2
19,323
BONE GRAPH
1
23,667
BONE GRATH
1
5,013
BOTOX INJECTIONS
1
4,738
BROKE A TOOTH
1
20,170
BROKE HALF OF TOOTH
1
22,921
BROKEN PIECE OF TOOTH
2
54,647
BROKEN TEETH
4
21,756
BROKEN TOOTH
6
89,246
BROKEN TOOTH REPAIR
2
35,418
BROKEN TOOTH REPAIRED
1
16,651
BUFFED FILLINGS
1
21,557
BUILD UP
1
18,217
BUILTHUP FRONT TOOTH
1
9,551
CALL FOR ON GOING INFECTI
1
4,579
CALL FOR PRESCRIPTION
1
9,949
CANCER SCREEN
1
22,797
CANCER TEST
1
20,515
CAPS EXTRACTIONS SEALANT
1
0
CAT SCAN
1
11,311
CAVITY FILLING
1
35,590
CEMENTATION OF CROWN
1
12,569
CHECK FOR MOUTH CANCER
1
9,409
CHECKED BITE AND GUARD
1
5,187
CHECKED INSURANCE
1
4,417
CHIPED TOOTH
1
8,595
CHIPPED TOOTH SANDED
1
4,973
CLEAN UNDER GUME
2
9,149
CLEANING UNDER GUMS
2
19,362
CONSTATION FOR EXTRACT
1
21,656
CONSULATION
1
7,727
CONSULT
1
23,552
CONSULT ON THE IMPLANT
2
13,183
CONSULT PARTIAL DENTURE
1
10,706
CONSULT THE IMPLANT
1
6,592
CONSULTATION
9
114,300
CORE BUILDUP
1
12,050
CORTOZONE SHOT
1
4,738
COSULTATION REFERAL
1
7,894
CRACKED TOOTH
4
39,670
CRACKED TOOTH ANO CROWN
1
17,551
CROWN REDUCTION
1
28,000
CT SCAN
2
13,109
CT SCAN ON TEETH
1
9,249
DEBREDING
1
12,887
DEEP CLEANING OF THE GUMS
1
2,714
DELIVER BITE SPLINT
1
20,665
DENTAL CASTS
1
6,044
DENTAL CHECK/CANCER CHECK
1
11,225
DENTAL IMPRESSION
1
3,585
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
20,161
DENTAL MOLDS
2
12,089
DEVICE FOR GRINDING
1
21,129
DEVICES
1
4,880
DIAGNOSIS FOR LOOSE TOOTH
1
5,943
DIAGNOSTIC AND PREVENTIVE
1
21,460
DIAGNOSTIC CASTS
1
9,625
DIGSONA
1
19,346
DISCUSSEDSTOPPINPROCESS
1
11,845
DONT KNOW
3
24,189
EMERGENCY VISIT
1
3,423
ENAMAL BONDING
1
27,318
ESTIMATE FOR SERVICES
1
6,277
EXAM BUT NOTHING DONE
1
8,117
EXAMINED BROKEN TOOTH
1
14,300
EYE EXAM
1
2,501
FALLOW UP
1
7,431
FILE DENTURES
1
2,583
FILE DOWN A TOOTH
1
11,126
FILE DOWN TOOTH
1
14,605
FILED DOWN CHIPPED TOOTH
1
11,163
FILED DOWN THE PARTIAL
1
4,333
FILED FILLING DOWN
1
10,557
FILED SHARP POINT OFF
1
26,841
FILED TOOTH BOTTOM EDGE
1
11,006
FILING OF TOOTH
1
11,879
FIT FOR BITE GUARD
1
26,945
FIT FOR MOUTH PIECE
1
9,330
FITTED FOR A BITE SPLINT
1
21,129
FITTED FOR A BITEGUARD
1
18,707
FITTED FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
9,614
FITTED MOUTH GUARD
1
14,007
FITTING FOR A BITE SPLINT
1
21,129
FITTING FOR BITE GUARD
1
4,289
FITTING MOUTH GUARD
1
7,777
FITTINGS FOR APPLIANCE
1
22,715
FIX BROKEN TOOTH
1
4,448
FIXED
1
7,899
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH
4
64,337
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
4,743
FIXED CRACK TOOTH
1
15,482
FIXED PRIOR WORK
1
7,899
FIXED TOOTH
1
10,180
FIXING CHIP TOOTH
1
14,925
FLIPPER CHECKED
1
5,076
FLOURISENE TRAYS
1
16,535
FOLLOW FOR PRIOR GRAPH
1
10,329
FOLLOW UP
20
185,329
FOLLOW UP FOR SURGERY
1
10,074
FOLLOW UP FROM PREVIOUS
1
43,592
FOLLOW UP FROM SURGERY
1
10,074
FOLLOW UP FROM THE EXTRAC
1
8,435
FOLLOW UP ON PARTIAL
2
0
FOLLOW UP STITCH REMOVAL
1
14,969
FOLLOW UP TO CHECK BONDIN
1
8,189
FOLLOW UP TO SURGERY
1
3,519
FOLLOW UP VISIT
2
20,753
FOLLOW-UP
5
36,408
FOLLOW-UP CHECK
3
8,379
FOLLOW-UP W/ EXPANDER
1
8,080
FOLLOWUP
3
29,544
FOLLOWUP AND PRESCRIPTION
1
10,490
FOLLOWUP FOR DENTAL SURGE
1
17,499
FOLLOWUP ON PARTIAL
4
0
FOLLOWUP STITCH REMOVAL
1
4,181
FRONT TOOTH BROKE
1
4,133
GLUE CROWN BACK ON
1
16,862
GLUED BROKEN TOOTH SPLINT
1
14,300
GRIND CROWN TOP FOR ALIGN
1
10,597
GRIND DOWN BONE
1
13,598
GRIND DOWN JAW BONE
2
27,196
GRIND DOWN TOOTH
1
3,087
GROUND DOWN TOOTH
1
22,066
GROUND LONG TEETH DOWN
1
18,428
GUARD
1
12,580
HAD BROKEN TOOTH REPAIRED
1
19,227
IGHTNING BRACES
1
3,165
IMPRES
1
20,161
IMPRESENTS
1
16,797
IMPRESS FITTINGS
2
40,322
IMPRESSION
2
35,441
IMPRESSION APPLIANCE BROK
1
22,715
IMPRESSION FOR GUARD
1
14,007
IMPRESSION OF TEETH
1
8,720
IMPRESSION/MOLDS
1
8,305
IMPRESSIONS
11
138,168
IMPRESSIONS FOR GUARD
1
10,163
IMPRINT
1
6,413
INFECTION IN TEETH
1
7,122
INFECTION ON TOOTH
1
10,393
INFECTION RE TOOTH EXTRAC
1
15,989
INFECTION RELATED SYM EXA
1
5,532
INJURY FOLLOW-UP
1
12,400
INJURY FOLLOWUP
1
12,400
INSERTION OF PERM BRIDGE
1
13,363
INSTALLED BRIDGE
1
16,958
INTRAORAL-PERIAPICAL
1
18,771
INVISILINE
2
23,831
IRROGATION OF THE TOOTH
1
8,505
IV DEEP CONSCIOUS SEDATIO
1
15,440
JAW ALIGNMENT. SUTURES
1
15,989
JAW BONE GRAPH
1
8,717
JAW EXTENDER
2
11,761
JAW EXTENDER PLACED
1
5,881
LASER
2
30,278
LASER PREVENTIVE
1
20,684
LASER TREATMENT
1
2,281
LAST FOLLOWUP FOR IMPLANT
1
11,311
LOOSE RETAINER
1
7,317
MADE A MOLD FOR IMPLANT
1
14,300
MEASURE AGAIN
1
6,093
MEASURING OF TEETH
1
7,741
MEDICINE INSIDE GUM
1
11,656
MESURE FOR CROWNS
1
5,898
MOLD FOR TEETH
1
30,163
MOLD OF TEETH
1
7,720
MOLD SETTIMG
1
8,291
MOLD SETTING
1
8,291
MOLD TAKEN
1
21,534
MOLDING FOR SPACER
1
3,281
MOLDS
2
31,003
MOUTH GARD
1
9,942
MOUTH GAURD MOLD
1
10,946
MOUTH GUARD
8
150,256
MOUTH GUARD ADJUSTMT
1
31,751
MOUTH GUARD FITTING
3
76,298
MOUTH GUARD MADE
2
28,554
MOUTH GURAD DELIERY
1
16,300
MOUTH INJURY TREATMENT
1
12,400
MOUTH MOLDING
1
4,540
MOUTHGUARD
1
4,585
MOUTHPIECE APPLICANCE
1
17,692
MRI
1
7,393
NIGHT GUARD FOR GRINDING
1
7,777
NIGHT GUARD IMPRESSION
1
4,466
NIGHT/BITE GUARD
1
9,452
NITROUS OXIDE
1
9,881
NITROUS OXIDE GAS
1
5,555
NO TREATMENTS DONE
1
9,825
NO TX DUE TO HIGH BLOOD P
1
4,410
NOTHING
1
10,906
NOTHING-CHILD NO-COPERATE
1
6,488
NOVACANE
1
7,079
OCCI GUARD
1
10,726
OCCLUSAL GUARD
1
14,449
OCCULAR GUARD
1
10,324
ORAL CANCER SCAN
1
29,633
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
2
37,075
ORAL CANCER TEST
1
12,757
ORDERED PARTIAL
1
3,136
PAIN IN BACK TOOTH
1
28,887
PAIN IN BOTTOM TOOTH
1
7,288
PAIN TOOTH
2
10,144
PASTE OR GLUE BK CROWN
1
12,812
PEDIATRIC DENTIST
1
10,509
PERIODONIC EXAM
1
24,946
PHONE CALL FOR NEW RX
1
28,000
PHONE CALL FOR QUESTION
1
7,344
PHONE CALL TO MAKE APPT
1
19,638
PHONE CALL TO MAKE APT.
1
12,842
PICK UP PAPERWORK
1
3,931
PICK-UP MOUTH GUARD
1
7,777
PICKED UP NIGHTGUARD
1
9,210
PICKED UP PARTIAL
1
5,529
PINS AND POST IN TOOTH
1
12,289
PLACED A SCREW FOR AN IMP
1
2,409
PLASMA INJECTION SOCKET
1
8,435
PONTIC PORCELAIN WITHY HI
1
2,198
POST BEHIND TOOTH
1
8,124
POST INSERTION
1
29,975
POST N CORE
1
4,905
POST OP
2
32,370
POST-OP FOLLOW-UP
1
18,431
PREFAB POST AND CORE
1
34,516
PREFAB POST/CORE RESIN 1
1
4,347
PREOP
1
15,440
PRESCRIPTION
1
2,845
PRESSURE TEST
1
17,271
PREVENTATIVE CARE
1
8,451
PRO ADIT CLEANING
1
4,602
PULLED OUT STICHES
1
9,111
PUT CHAIN ON TOOTH
1
18,809
PUT PASTE ON WORKED TEETH
1
7,026
PUT PERMANENT TOOTH
1
13,742
PUT SOME PUTTY
1
16,906
PUTTING BARS IN MOUTH
1
5,927
QUICK LOOK IN MOUTH
1
9,911
QUOTE BRACES
1
12,397
RE-BOND CROWN
1
4,861
RECEIVED MOUTH GUARD
1
10,163
RECHECK AFTER INFEC TRMT
1
8,908
RECIEVED MOUTH GUARD
1
16,839
RECONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
1
10,957
REFERRAL
2
12,914
REFILL RX
1
18,345
REFIT TEMPORARY CAP
1
4,461
REGLUED A CROWN
1
10,938
REGLUED PERMANEN RETAINER
1
11,534
REMOVAL CEMENT RETAINER
1
2,533
REMOVAL OF STICHES
1
4,363
REMOVAL OF STITCHES
1
9,573
REMOVE FILLINGS
1
4,600
REMOVE STITCHES
3
17,912
REMOVE SURGERY PACKING
1
16,185
REMOVE WISDOM TOOTH CHIP
1
2,285
REMOVED A GROWTH ON GUM
1
4,861
REMOVED BRIDGE
1
9,330
REMOVED CROWN
1
10,434
REMOVED CROWN FROM IMLANT
1
11,155
REMOVED CROWN/TEMP CROWN
1
13,363
REMOVED POPCORN FROM TOOT
1
20,222
REMOVED STICHES
2
37,917
REMOVED STITCHES - EXTRAT
1
14,300
REPAIR CAP RT UPPER TOOTH
1
8,189
REPAIR GAP IN TOOTH
1
8,908
REPAIR OF BROKEN TOOTH
1
0
REPAIR OF R FRONT TOOTH
1
22,527
REPAIR OF TOOTH
1
11,885
REPAIR TOOTH
1
7,390
REPAIRED THE FRONT TOOTH
1
4,117
REPLACED PERM BRIDGE
1
11,117
REPLACEMENT
3
17,206
REPLACEMENT RETAINER
1
7,317
RERPAIRED TOOTH CHIP
1
8,929
RESIDUAL TOOTH
1
11,841
RESIN SURFACE OF TOOTH
1
31,929
RESTORATIVE SURGERY
1
6,375
RESTORE AND PONTIC
1
29,773
RESTORE TOOTH FILLING
1
16,241
RESTORED CRACKED TOOTH
1
8,281
SECOND OPINION SALIVARY G
1
7,873
SEDATION
3
35,963
SEE ALL DENTAL CARE
1
11,225
SET UP APPOINTMENT ONLY
1
5,276
SHAPING
1
10,369
SHAVE DOWN THE TEETH
1
24,435
SHOT OF NOVACAINE
1
21,715
SHOT TO KILL BACTERIA GUM
1
5,059
SINUS AUGMENTATION
1
36,135
SINUS LIFT AND BONE GRAFT
1
13,889
SLEEP APEANA
1
27,295
SLEEP APEANA ISSUES
1
27,295
SLEEP APNEA
1
11,587
SLEEP APNEA APPLIANCE
1
9,330
SLEEP APNEA DEVICE
1
29,111
SLEEP APNEA MOUTH BRACE
1
29,111
SMOOTHED OUT TEETH
1
26,911
SMOOTHED TOOTH OFF
1
32,262
SNORE DEVICE
1
3,255
SONOGRAM OF TOOTH
1
10,997
SPLINT
1
27,651
STABALIZATION OF TEETH
1
9,557
STARTED DRILLING FOR IMPL
1
14,899
STITCHED CHEEK TOGETHER
1
21,707
STITCHES REMOVED
3
34,927
SURGERY FOLLOW UP
1
9,166
SUTURES REMOVED
1
19,611
SWOLLEN GUMS
1
12,950
SWOLLEN JAWS
1
6,911
TAKE OUT STICHES
1
1,730
TELECALL- FILLINGS CHIPPI
1
7,868
TELECALL-FILLING FELL OUT
1
7,868
TELEPHONE CALL
2
25,540
TEMPORARY
1
24,424
TEMPORARY CAP ON TOOTH
1
7,390
TEMPORARY PLASTIC BRIDGE
1
16,952
TEMPORARY TOOTH
2
56,198
TESTING GUM DEPTH
1
9,688
TETH MEASUREMENT
1
4,864
THEY REFERRED TO ANOTHER
1
2,775
TIEDING UP THE BRACES
1
9,698
TOOK IMPRESSION
1
8,630
TOOK MOLD OF TEETH
1
3,564
TOOK MOLD OF TEETH FOR WH
1
8,133
TOOK TEETH MODEL
1
7,741
TOOTH ACHE
3
73,306
TOOTH BUILDUP
1
22,527
TOOTH CHIPPED AS PLAYING
1
9,004
TOOTH IMPRESSION
2
8,277
TOOTH IMPRESSIONS
2
16,032
TOOTH INFECTION
1
10,469
TOOTH PAIN
3
13,431
TOOTH RECHECK
1
5,103
TOOTH REIMPLATATION
1
6,919
TOOTH REPAIR
2
39,057
TOOTH REPAIRED
2
37,482
TOOTH SWOLLEN INFECTED
1
9,784
TOOTHACHE
2
17,642
TREAT A TOOTH ACHE
1
18,733
TREAT AN INFECTION
1
12,842
TREATMENT FOR INFECTION
1
8,908
TREATMENT OF LOWER TOOTH
1
11,097
TREATMENT SENSITIVE TOOTH
1
31,690
TUMOR EXTRACTION
1
2,791
TUTH FELL
1
4,167
UNCOVER POST
1
19,346
UNKNOWN ISSUE IN MOUTH
1
14,505
UNKNOWN PROBLEM IN MOUTH
1
14,505
VENEERS
1
4,339
WAITING LIST FOR APPT
1
5,923
WENT FOR TOOTH PAINCAVITY
1
6,194
TOTAL
28,090
305,997,894


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