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MEPS HC-197B CODEBOOK
2017 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: April 9, 2019

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: OTHER SPECIFY DENTAL PROCEDURES EDITED
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 106
End: 130

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT17F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
26,276
307,442,884
-8 DK
1
4,701
ABCESS OF GUMS
1
5,072
ABSCESS
1
14,283
ADD RUBBERBAND AND ADJUST
1
6,240
ADDED ANTIBIOTICS TO GUMS
1
28,829
ADJUSMENT
1
6,168
ADJUSTMENT
2
8,032
ADJUSTMENTS
2
8,032
ADVANCE HERPS
3
19,289
ALIGNMENTS
1
10,969
ANALGESIA
1
23,995
ANESTHESIA
1
6,358
ANTIBIOTIC
1
5,218
ANTIBIOTIC GUM TREATMENT
1
9,833
ANTIBIOTOIC INJECTION
1
21,570
APPLIANCE CHECKED
1
15,772
APPOINTMENT
1
11,162
APPT CANCELLED
1
14,681
ASSESSMENT
1
13,952
ASSESSMENT FOR IMPLANTS
1
9,992
BIOPSY OF GUM TISSUE
1
15,736
BIT GUARD
1
10,363
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
8,832
BITE GUARD
3
32,572
BLISTER CLEANING
1
13,890
BOND APPLIED TO TOOTH
1
5,391
BONDING
4
30,802
BONDING FRONT LEFT
1
21,576
BONE GRAFT
10
119,301
BONE GRAFTING
2
25,522
BONE GRAPH
2
30,456
BREATHING ANALYSIS APNEA
1
10,314
BROKE TOOTH
1
26,571
BROKEN TEETH WORK
1
15,438
BROKEN TOOTH
4
86,979
BROKEN TOOTH REPAIR
1
13,609
CALLED ONLY
1
6,320
CAMERA PICTURES
1
10,240
CANCEL DATE
1
15,892
CANCER SCAN
1
13,683
CANKER SORE TREATMENT
1
5,682
CARE OF SENSITIVE TOOTH
1
28,911
CAT SCAN
1
8,012
CAVITY TREATMENT
1
22,245
CEMENTED VENEER
1
5,138
CHECK FOR INFECTION
1
6,425
CHECK ON BROKEN TOOTH
1
8,159
CHECK TEMPORARY CAP
1
7,165
CHECK TO SEE IF NEEDS BRA
1
13,643
CHECKED MOUTH MOLARS
1
8,477
CHECKUP AFTER SURGERY
1
5,366
CHEWED LIP DUE ANESTHESIA
1
4,992
CHIPPED TOOTH FILLED
1
22,058
CHIPPED TOOTH FILLED IN
1
9,996
CLEAR COAT
1
11,075
CLEAR CORRECT
1
11,075
COATING TO PREVENT CAVITI
1
10,182
COLSULTATION
1
8,499
CONSULT
3
31,821
CONSULT FOR WISDOM TEETH
1
14,447
CONSULTATION
7
92,476
CONSULTATION ABOUT HEART
1
17,700
CONSULTATION FOR TEETH
1
9,134
CONVERSTION
1
5,127
CORE BUILDUP
1
20,410
COSMETIC DENTAL WORK
1
9,382
COVERED STARTER CAVITY
1
7,907
CRACKED TOOTH
1
8,313
CRACKED TOOTH REPAIR
1
15,772
CRACKED TOOTH UNDER CROWN
1
4,203
CROWN AND IMPLANT
1
7,458
CROWN/PARTIAL ADJUSTMENT
1
5,377
CUT OFF UNDER TONGUE
1
21,880
DECAY TOOTH
1
5,168
DENISTRY
1
35,125
DENTAL APPLIANCE (TMJ)
1
9,796
DENTAL CLAYIMPRESION OF L
1
14,256
DENTAL IMPRESSION MOUTH
1
6,466
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
18,803
DENTAL LIP SURGERY
1
6,466
DENTAL POST
1
6,252
DENTURE CHECK UP
1
14,582
DENTURE MOLD FOR BRIDGE
1
7,174
DENTURE PREP
1
5,709
DESCRIPTION OF SURGERY
1
15,229
DESENSITIZING
1
20,410
DIAGNOSTIC AND RESTORATIV
1
6,995
DIAGNOSTIC PREVEN
1
38,434
DROPPED OFF X RAYS
1
6,227
EMERGENCY RECONSTRUCTION
1
4,476
ENDODONTIC GUM PROBLEM
1
1,937
ER CRACKED TOOTH
1
12,185
EROSION
1
8,141
EVALUATION
1
9,223
EXCISION OF BENIGN LESION
1
7,800
FACIAL PHOTOS
2
19,583
FALSE TOOTH
4
8,229
FILED CHIPPED TOOTH.
1
10,837
FILED DOWN
1
14,170
FILED DOWN A SHARP TOOTH
1
18,326
FILED TEETH
1
14,144
FILED TOOTH DOWN
1
4,286
FILING TOOTH DOWN
1
9,884
FILLING DOWN TOOTH SURFAC
1
18,424
FINAL RESTORTION OF MOLAR
1
4,109
FINAL VISIT
1
14,529
FITTED FOR A BRIDGE
1
7,566
FITTED TEETH
1
6,785
FITTING
1
16,330
FITTING FOR BITE GUARD
1
10,363
FITTING FOR BLEACHING
1
14,625
FITTING FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
9,291
FITTING FOR TEETH
1
14,625
FITTING/IMPRESSION
1
12,518
FIX BROKEN TOOTH
1
13,877
FIX ENAMEL ON 4 TEETH
1
6,017
FIXED A CHIP TOOTH
1
11,752
FIXED CHIPPED CROWN/IMPRE
1
24,358
FIXED CRACKED TOOTH
1
7,713
FIXING A CHIPPED TOOTH
1
14,402
FOLLOW UP
17
198,752
FOLLOW UP AND ADJUSTMENTS
1
28,907
FOLLOW UP FROM PREVIOUS
1
8,408
FOLLOW UP FROM SURGERY
2
20,221
FOLLOW UP TO SURGERY
5
75,605
FOLLOW UP VISIT
2
35,545
FOLLOW-UP
1
14,529
FOLLOW-UP FOR THE ABSCESS
1
27,130
FOLLOW-UP VISIT.
1
13,877
FOLLOW-UPS
2
4,115
FOLLOWUP
3
39,124
FOLLOWUP DENTAL SURGERY
1
6,466
FOLLOWUP NIGHTGUARD TRY O
1
10,289
FOLLOWUP TO SURGERY
2
19,564
GENERAL TREATMENT
1
29,797
GLUED TEMPORARY CROWN ON
1
8,318
GOT MOLD
1
2,057
GRIND AND MAKE MOLD
1
19,409
GRINDED BONE DOWN
1
13,033
GRINDING DOWN OF TOOTH PR
1
20,125
GROUND DOWN TOOTH
1
9,995
GROUND TOOTH
1
10,115
GROWTH UNDER TONGUE
1
6,058
GUARD FOR SLEEP GRINDING
1
15,467
GUM BIOPSY
1
0
GUM PAIN
1
2,469
IMPRESSING
1
5,340
IMPRESSION
2
26,335
IMPRESSION NIGHT GUARD
1
17,309
IMPRESSION OF MOUTH
1
4,261
IMPRESSION OF TEATH
1
4,481
IMPRESSION OF TEETH
1
14,717
IMPRESSIONS
6
57,886
INFECTION
2
30,904
INFECTION FOLLOWUP
1
9,445
INFECTION IN BETWEEN SINU
1
4,747
INFECTION UNDER BRIDGE
1
10,557
INFLAMED GUM
1
6,223
INTRO TO DENTIST OFFICE
1
14,419
JUST A PHONE CALL FOR ADV
1
17,092
LOOK TO SEE FIRST
1
10,924
LOOSE CROWN ADJUSTMENT
1
10,637
LOOSE TOOTH
1
9,308
LOSS OF ENAMEL
3
26,539
MADE BITE SPLINT
1
15,385
MADE IMPRESSION
1
11,818
MEDIDA DENTADURA POSTISA
1
8,657
MILD PAIN IN EMERGING TOO
1
9,799
MISTAKEN DATE- NO APPOINT
1
3,533
MOLD
1
5,606
MOLD MADE
2
16,214
MOLDING OF MOUTH
1
16,674
MOLDS
2
25,986
MOLDS OF TEETH
1
48,913
MOLORS SEALED
1
71,191
MOUTH CGUARD
1
24,134
MOUTH GUARD
6
69,635
MOUTH GUARD F GRINDING
1
12,414
MOUTH GUARD FOR GRINDING
1
10,765
MOUTH GUARD FOR NITE WEAR
1
9,028
MOUTH GUARD IMPRESSIONS
1
7,782
MOUTH MOLDS
1
9,224
MOUTH PIECE
2
23,383
MOUTH PIECE FITTING
1
9,224
MOUTHGARD FITTING
1
14,500
MOUTHGUARD
1
5,629
MOUTHGUARD FITTING
1
17,090
MOUTHWASH PURCHASE
1
11,029
NERVE NUMBING
1
5,249
NEW BITE PLATE
1
12,334
NEW CHEMICAL TREATMENT
3
18,645
NIGHT GUARD
4
29,841
NIGHT GUARD FITTING
1
14,856
NIGHT GUARD MADE
1
9,252
NIGHTGUARD
1
12,822
NIGHTGUARD FITTING
1
10,114
NO TRTMNTS DUE TO NO INS
1
14,681
NOTHING HAPPENED REFERED
1
6,006
NOTHING WAS DONE
1
14,443
OBTAINED NEW RETAINER
1
43,944
OCC. GUARD
1
9,943
OCCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT
1
20,410
OCCLUSAL GUARD
5
61,855
ORAL CHECK
1
8,829
ORAL SCREANING
1
3,775
ORAL SCREENING
2
18,643
ORAL SURGERY
1
7,538
PAIN IN GUMS
1
8,146
PAIN MANAGEMENT
1
5,210
PAIN WHERE TOOTH REMOVED
1
5,682
PALIATIVE EMERGENCY
1
6,601
PATCHED A TOOTH
1
5,502
PHONE CALL
2
21,893
PHONE CALL ONLYT
1
5,833
PHONE CONSULTATION
1
9,992
PICK UP GUARD
1
12,414
PICK UP MOUTH GUARD
1
14,899
PICKED UP PARTIAL
1
8,547
PLASTIC TRAY
1
4,988
POPCORN REMOVED
1
13,200
POST OP CHECK UP
1
7,016
POST OPERATIVE CHECK
1
7,016
POST SURGERY FOLLOW UP
1
16,218
POSTOP CHECKUP
1
8,012
POSTOP FOLLOWUP
1
8,012
POWER WASH FOR DEEPER CLE
1
19,446
PRE OP FOR 7 EXTRACTIONS
1
15,478
PRE OP VISIT
1
17,700
PRE-CROWN
1
11,815
PRE-CROWN WORK
1
11,815
PRESCPTION ONLY
1
15,980
PROCEDURE
1
11,475
PROCEDURE ON FRONT TEETH
1
5,348
PROSTHETICS
1
23,531
PUT GEL TO PROTECT TEETH
1
7,077
RECEIVED FILLING WAX
1
6,213
RECEMENT ON TOOTH
1
7,258
RELIEVE PRESSURE ON GUMS
1
18,612
REMOVAL OF SKIN ON GUMS
1
7,508
REMOVAL OF TOOTH FRAGMENT
1
9,930
REMOVAL ON BONES IN MOUTH
1
7,098
REMOVE CAP
1
15,010
REMOVED BONDING
1
8,584
REMOVED STITCHES
1
4,423
REMOVED STITCHS
1
5,340
REPAIR A CRACK ON TOOTH
1
15,089
REPOSITIONED GUMS
1
6,227
RESTORATIVE
1
14,281
RESTORATIVE ENDODONTIC
1
9,073
SAND DOWN BONE
1
13,033
SCREENING
2
16,405
SCREWS FROM JAW SURGERY
1
9,753
SEDATION
2
23,283
SHAVE TOOTH
1
16,868
SHAVED TALON
1
9,921
SKIN CHECK
1
8,320
SKIN GRAFT
3
32,235
SLEEP APHNEA
1
9,804
SMALL SURGERY
1
1,937
SMOOTHING OF A TOOTH
1
9,660
STINT IN BOTTOM TEETH
1
9,804
STITCHES PULLED OUT
1
16,674
STITCHES REMOVED
2
26,810
SURGERY
1
6,815
SUTURE REMOVAL
1
7,477
TEEHT IMPRESIONS
1
10,200
TEETH FILLING COVER GUMS
1
2,987
TEETH FILLINGS COVER GUM
1
2,987
TEETH WHITENING
2
27,911
TEETH WORK IMPLATE RE CHE
1
11,568
TEMPORARY WAX
1
9,431
THIS IS A DUPLICATE AND
1
3,658
THIS VISIT DID NOT HAPPEN
1
6,522
TMJ AREA BETWEEN JAW/SKUL
1
9,796
TO PICK PARTIAL
1
9,907
TOOK BRIDGE DOWN
1
3,855
TOOK STICHES OUT
1
3,266
TOOTH ACHE
1
5,557
TOOTH AUGMENTATION
1
11,662
TOOTH BITE
1
16,001
TOOTH DESENSITIZED
1
17,090
TOOTH GRINDED DOWN
1
2,849
TOOTH GROUND DOWN
1
26,302
TOOTH INFECTION
2
23,120
TOOTH POLISHED FROM CHIPP
1
8,014
TRAETMANT
1
29,797
TRAYS
1
16,014
TREATMENT
1
29,797
VENEERS
2
24,338
VITAL CHECK UP
1
32,808
VITAMIN
1
11,078
VITAMINS
1
11,878
WAX TRY
1
12,699
TOTAL
26,666
311,981,298


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