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MEPS HC-213B CODEBOOK
2019 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: April 26, 2021

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: OTHER SPECIFY DENTAL PROCEDURES EDITED
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 112
End: 136

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE
27,903
332,826,283
A RECHECK
1
8,225
ABCESS
3
45,717
ABCESS DRAINED
1
14,201
ABSCESS - GUM
1
4,570
ABSESED TOOTH
1
6,870
ABSESS
1
20,668
ABSESS INFECTION
1
1,954
ADJUNCT SCREENING/CANCER
1
20,251
ADJUST BITE
1
9,350
ADJUST BITE PLATE
1
12,482
ADJUSTED MOUTH GARD
1
14,691
ADJUSTED REMOVABLE BRIDGE
1
8,976
ADVISORY FEE FOR IMPLANTS
1
9,526
ADVISORY FEE IMPLANTS
1
9,526
ANASTHESIA
1
14,056
ANESTISIA
1
9,592
ANOTHER RECHECK
1
8,225
ANTIBIOTIC APPLICATION
2
21,638
ANTIBIOTIC IMPLANT CANINE
1
8,093
BIOPSY WHITE SPOT
1
8,255
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
9,350
BITE GUARD
3
21,986
BITE PLATE
1
33,409
BITE SPLINT FITTING
1
10,496
BONDING
4
51,164
BONE GRAFT
4
57,862
BONE GRAFT/SINUS SURGERY
1
11,684
BONE GRAPH
1
12,778
BONE IMPLANT
1
16,266
BONE PLANING
1
7,700
BRACKET PLACEMENT ON JAW
1
6,465
BROKEN CAP AND TOOTH
1
2,727
BROKEN TOOTH
6
55,432
BROKEN TOOTH REPAIR
1
6,942
BROKEN TOOTH SMOOTHING
1
10,772
BUILD UP FOR IMPLANT
1
25,538
CAP RE GLUED
1
13,753
CAT SCAN
1
13,335
CAVITY NOT FILLED
1
13,724
CAVITY NOT FILLED ON BLOO
1
11,687
CHARTING OF TEETH
1
9,648
CHECK APPLIANCE FOR APNEA
1
8,781
CHECK FOR NERVE DAMAGE
1
17,805
CHECK FOR POCKETS
1
9,397
CHECK MOUTH GUARD
1
11,144
CHECK THE INFECTION
2
25,461
CHECKED IMPLANTS
1
8,206
CHEMICAL TREATMENT CAVITI
1
11,151
CLEANING TOOTH ABCESS
1
9,227
CLEAR FOR SURGERY
1
4,673
COATING ON TEETH
3
21,151
COLD AND HOT FEELING
1
5,826
COLD SENSITIVITY TESTING
1
9,207
CONSULT
1
27,115
CONSULTANT TO PERIDONTAL
1
9,526
CONSULTANTS TO PERIDONTAL
1
9,526
CONSULTATION
5
49,835
CONSULTATION FOR ORAL SUR
1
33,888
CONSULTATION FOR TOOTH RE
1
8,819
COSMETIC
1
10,317
COSMETIC PROSEDURE
1
10,317
COST INCLUDED IN PRIOER
1
12,784
CRACKED TOOTH
2
11,701
CRE BUILDUP
1
20,905
DENTAL CARE VISIT
1
7,818
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
20,041
DENTAL WORK
9
63,261
DIAGNOSIS RE:FISHBONE FB
1
9,958
DIAGNOSTIC
1
15,054
DIAGNOSTIC PREVENTATIVE
1
11,756
DK
2
17,086
EMERGENCY FITTING
1
12,778
EMERGENCY TOOTH PAIN
1
12,576
ERUPTED TOOTH EXT
1
14,201
EXAMINE CRACKED TOOTH
1
16,574
FALLOW UP
1
24,572
FILING OF TOOTH
1
10,025
FITTED FOR NIGHT GUARD
2
28,977
FITTING FOR MOUTH GUARD
3
31,936
FITTING FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
16,368
FITTING FOR NIGHTGUARD
1
15,099
FITTING OF NIGHT GAURD
1
10,018
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH
1
13,911
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
16,655
FLOSSING
1
11,297
FOLLOW UP
11
113,404
FOLLOW UP DANTAL CARE
1
10,752
FOLLOW UP FOR THE FIRST V
1
9,801
FOLLOW UP FROM BONE GRAF
1
18,256
FOLLOW UP ON STITCHES
1
18,256
FOLLOW UP PREV PROCEDURES
1
10,013
FOLLOW UP SERVICES
1
6,894
FOLLOW-UP
3
48,004
FOLLOWUP TISSUE REMOVAL
1
9,685
FOLLOWUP TO STITCH REMOVA
1
11,048
FRACTURED TOOTH AND INFEC
1
10,618
GENERAL CHECK UP
1
21,588
GENERAL DENTAL
1
7,474
GLUE CROWN BACK ON
2
20,773
GOT MOUTH GUARD
1
10,496
GUM/ROOT TREATMENT
1
9,237
IMPLANT PREP
1
12,567
IMPRESSION
2
22,837
IMPRESSION MADE
1
8,225
IMPRESSIONS
3
45,499
IMPRESSIONS FOR MOUTH GUA
1
4,368
IMPRESSIONS FOR NEW TEETH
1
8,587
INCLUDED IN OTHER VISITS
1
13,807
INCLUDED IN PRIOR
1
5,666
INFECTED TOOTH
1
0
INFECTION
3
56,026
INFECTION IN JAW
1
14,669
INFLAMMATION
1
12,778
INTER PERIODONTAL CLEANIN
1
39,957
INVISILINE
7
0
JAW PROBLEM
3
8,775
JAW PROBLEMS
1
2,925
JAW SPACER
1
11,450
JAWBONE IMPANT
1
18,424
JUST RECIEVED EXPLANATION
1
14,795
LASER CLEANING
1
4,442
LASER TREATMENT
1
13,203
LIP AND TONGUE TIE CLIP
1
10,529
LIP TIES
1
4,153
LIP,TONGUE, AND CHEEK TIE
1
16,968
LOOSE TOOTH
1
8,481
MAJOR MOUTH IMPLANTS
1
16,946
MAKING THE NIGHT GUARD
1
9,252
MEASURED FOR MOUTHGARD
1
9,680
MEASURED FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
13,834
MEDICATION
1
16,604
MEMBRANE FOR TOOTH
1
11,774
MESAURED FOR PARTIAL
1
2,254
MOLAR PAIN
1
14,612
MOLD
2
33,851
MOLD FOR MOUTH NIGHT GUAR
1
13,495
MOLD MADE
2
28,278
MOLDS FOR BLEACH TRAYS
1
6,850
MOTH GUARDS AND WHITENING
1
20,905
MOUTH GUARD
8
176,851
MOUTH GUARD FITTING
1
11,002
MOUTH GUIDE CHECK
1
11,002
MOUTHGUARD
1
13,404
MOUTHGUARD FITTING
1
13,647
MOUTHPIECE FIT SLEEPAPINE
1
16,782
MOUTHPIECESLEEPAPINEA
1
16,782
MRI
2
13,857
MYOFUNCTIONAL CONSULT
1
14,681
NERVE TREATMENT
1
11,749
NIGHT GUARD
11
213,028
NIGHT GUARD FIT
1
20,203
NIGHT GUARD FITTING
3
26,310
NIGHT GUARD REPAIR
1
20,203
NIGHTGUARD
1
14,282
NO DENTAL VISIT OCCURED
1
14,149
NO OTHER
1
9,351
NONE
2
49,911
NOT SURE
1
7,370
NUMBING AND PACKING
1
6,584
NUMBING AND REPACKING
1
6,584
OAYED FOR NIGHTGUARD
1
15,099
OCCLUSAL SPLINT/ BRUXISM
1
16,662
ODONTOLPLASTY
1
10,625
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
3
51,977
ORAL TREATMENT
1
32,109
ORDONTOLPLASTY
1
10,625
PACKED- GUMS
1
12,528
PAIN TREATMENT
1
10,053
PERIOCHARTING
1
12,048
PEROCHARTING
1
11,991
POST FOR IMPLA T
1
6,605
POST HYGEINE ANTI INFECTI
1
3,798
POST OP
1
28,090
PRE-DENTAL CONSULTATION
1
6,630
PRESCRIPTION REFILL
1
23,484
PUT ANTIDIOTIC GUMS
1
17,399
PUT IN A TOOTH
1
5,115
REALIGNING OF TOOTH-FALL
1
7,064
REALIGNMENT
1
29,685
REBUILD BONE
1
12,727
REBUILDING OF TOOTH
1
8,017
REFERAL TOSURGEON
1
5,060
REFERREL TO SPECIALIST
1
10,531
REMOVAL OF CHIPPED CROWN
1
19,976
REMOVAL OF STUCK FLOSS
1
7,779
REMOVE BONE CHIP
1
10,752
REMOVE OLD SPACER
1
26,702
REMOVE STICHES
1
10,827
REMOVE STITCHES
1
11,048
REMOVED MOUTH ATTATCHEMEN
1
26,608
REMOVED STITCES
1
1,701
REMOVED STITCHES
2
23,632
REMOVING STITCHES
1
15,469
REPACKED FROM TOOTH EXTRA
1
6,584
REPACKING AND NUMBING
1
6,584
REPAIR OF TOOTH
1
10,866
REPAIR WORK
1
12,567
RESCHEDULED APPOINTMENT T
1
1,504
RESIN COMPOSITE ON TEET
1
7,880
RESIN, SURFACE, ANT.
1
12,567
RETAINER OFF AND FOLLOW
1
10,777
RETAINER WITH A BRIDGE IN
1
2,899
ROLLUP COST IN PREVIOUS
1
12,784
SAND
1
17,759
SCAN FOR FITTED TRAYS
1
9,485
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
1
10,223
SHAVE TOOTH
1
7,293
SHAVED TEETH FOR EVENESS
1
7,091
SHAVED TOOTH A LITTLE
1
8,714
SHAVING TEETH
1
7,091
SHOULD BE A WELL VISIT.
1
3,305
SILVER SULFIDE
1
6,225
SINUS INFECTION
1
22,027
SLEEP APNEA APPLIANCE
1
21,658
SLEEP APNEA DEVICE
1
14,739
SLEEP ISSUES
1
9,400
SLEEP STUDY
1
15,104
SNORE GUARD
1
6,708
SPACER EVALUATION
1
17,017
SPLINTING
1
15,967
STITCHES REMOVED
2
29,867
SURGERY
2
22,055
SURGERY RE RESORBTION
3
30,803
TAKE STITCHES OUT
1
9,995
TEETH
1
7,691
TEETH SHAVING
1
7,091
TEETH WHITENING
5
64,426
TEMPORARY TOOTH
1
12,463
TMJ
6
66,106
TMJ CARTILEGE IN JAW
1
12,048
TONGUE THERAPY
13
190,849
TOOH WHITE
1
6,460
TOOTH ACHE
3
23,433
TOOTH GRINDING
1
9,577
TOOTH GROUND DOWN
1
19,923
TOOTH IMOLANT
1
9,375
TOOTH MOLD
1
5,661
TOOTH WAS CRACKED GOT FIX
1
5,333
TOOTH WHITENING
2
18,883
TRAY FOR TOOTH WHITENING
1
12,807
TREATMENT FOR DENTAL PAIN
1
24,012
TREATMENT FOR SENSITIVE T
1
6,135
TREATMENT INFECTED ROOT
1
7,642
TRISMUSS
1
11,492
VENEERS
1
26,046
WHITE TOOH
1
6,460
WHITENING
1
5,382
WHITENING AND SPACERS
1
7,050
WHITENNING TOOTH
1
6,460
WOOD WEDGED IN TOOTH
1
7,844
OTHER
1
22,337
TOTAL
28,270
337,277,028


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