Skip to main content
U.S. flag
Health and Human Services Logo

An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services

menu-iconMore mobile-close-icon
mobile-back-btn-icon Back
  • menu-iconMenu
  • mobile-search-icon
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Search All AHRQ Sites
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Español
  • FAQs
  • Email Updates
MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Font Size:
Contact MEPS FAQ Site Map  
S
M
L
XL
 
 
 
Download Data Files — Codebook

MEPS HC-059B CODEBOOK
2001 DENTAL VISITS
DATE: December 16, 2003

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: EDITED DENTOTHR
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 130
End: 154

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT01F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
30,464
296,413,278
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
3
17,635
1
3
26,357
18
1
4,702
2ND IMPRESSION
1
10,446
91
15
118,897
91 REMOVAL OF SILVER THIN
1
2,225
911
1
7,188
?
1
11,493
ABSCESS ON THREE CAPS BR
1
17,669
ADDITIONAL WORK
1
21,980
ADJ MOUTHPIECE
2
21,111
ADJUST BABY TEETH
1
3,895
ADJUST OUTER MOUTH PIECE
2
17,960
ADJUSTED BITE ON 1 TOOTH
1
9,031
ADJUSTMENT LIP BUMPER
1
11,085
AIR ABRASIONS
1
6,474
AMALGUM/PIN RETENSION
1
13,630
ANESTHESIA FOR SURGERY
1
6,119
ANTIBIOTIC POWDER/GUMS
1
10,104
ANTIBIOTIC/GUMS
1
10,104
BACTERIOLOGIC STUDY
2
17,735
BIT PLATE
1
12,224
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
12,886
BITE BLOCK FOR TMJ
1
31,395
BITE PLATE
1
12,050
BITE SPLINT FITTING
2
17,229
BITE SPLINT/MOUTH GUARD
1
8,511
BLEACHING TRAYS
1
14,396
BOND
1
9,286
BONDED TEETH ADJUSTMENT
1
8,873
BONDING, COVERING
1
6,924
BONE REMOVAL
4
40,119
BROKEN TOOTH
6
54,536
BRUXISM APPLIANCE
1
10,808
BUILT UP BROKEN TOOTH
1
14,368
CALL IN PRESCRIPTIONS
1
11,598
CALL MADE RE:NEW TEETH
1
18,822
CALLED IN PERSCRIPTION
1
9,739
CANCELLED APPT
1
13,607
CANCER SCREENING
1
7,881
CASTING
4
68,361
CEMENTED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
6,087
CHECK BITE
1
12,969
CHECK BROKEN CROWN
1
12,782
CHECK ON TOOTH
1
5,188
CHECK UP FOR PAIN
1
22,932
CHECKED TOOTH
1
8,994
CHILD DIDNT LET THEM SEE
1
5,536
CHIPPED TOOTH
3
44,483
CHX.RINSE
1
10,806
COATING FOR SENS. NERVES
1
4,908
CONSEL
1
4,850
CONSOLATION
1
14,536
CONSULATION
1
20,576
CONSULT
1
21,236
CONSULTATION
3
25,096
CONSULTATION FOR EXTRACT
1
0
CONSULTATION ONLY
2
24,620
CONSULTATOIN
1
7,555
CORRECT BITE
1
3,940
CORRECTIVE WORK
1
10,817
COSMETIC/WHITENING
1
9,905
CR BUILDUP
1
9,597
CRACKED TOOTH
1
5,243
CROWN PREP - CORE AND POS
1
8,987
CROWN REPAIR
1
24,547
CYST
1
7,240
CYST-SALIVA GLAND
1
9,433
DEEP CLEANING
1
3,001
DELIVERED APPLIANCE,UNK
1
10,808
DENTAL IMPRESSIONS
1
5,624
DENTAL SURGEON
1
5,183
DENTAL SURGEON CHECK UP
1
5,183
DESENSITIZING MEDICINE
1
10,181
DIAGNOSTIC RECORDS APPT
1
7,280
DID A OLD FOR MY BRIDGE
1
11,038
DISCUSS TREATMENT PLAN
1
2,884
DK WHY
1
6,884
DON T KNOW NAME OF TRTMT
1
20,368
DONT KNOW
1
16,976
DRILL HOLE IN TOOTH
1
5,539
DRILLED AND PACKED TOOTH
1
15,157
DRY SOCKET
1
9,619
DURA FLOW
2
13,639
EMERG EXAM
1
5,836
ENAMELPLASTY
1
10,453
ER PAIN
1
6,925
EVALUATION
2
23,811
EXAM TONGUE
1
26,063
FACIAL
1
0
FALSE TEETH
1
16,418
FEETING OF MOUTH GUARD
1
9,119
FELLOW-UP OF 1/17
1
5,947
FILE DOWN SORE TOOTH
1
9,883
FILE ROUGH SPOT
1
15,558
FILING DOWN OF BRKN TOOTH
1
9,590
FILING FOR PLATE
1
5,315
FITTED FOR BITE GUARD
1
18,326
FITTED FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
7,377
FITTING FOR NIGHTGUARD
1
6,485
FITTING OF A BITEPLATE
1
5,016
FITTING OF MOUTH GUARD
1
8,511
FIX RETAINER
1
9,174
FIXED TOOTH
1
16,232
FLIPPER
1
8,992
FOLLOW
2
13,995
FOLLOW UP
18
159,965
FOLLOW UP & INSTRUCTIONS
1
5,997
FOLLOW UP CARE
1
9,160
FOLLOW UP FOR CROWN
1
9,662
FOLLOW UP FOR JAW
1
5,053
FOLLOW UP FROM IMPLANT S
1
7,705
FOLLOW UP TO EXTRACTION
1
6,801
FOLLOW UP VISIT
3
25,395
FOLLOW UP VISITS
1
12,997
FOLLOW-UP
11
63,061
FOLLOW-UP ADJUSTMENT
1
11,575
FOLLOW-UP CARE
1
8,594
FOLLOW-UP FOR IMPLANT
1
11,197
FOLLOW-UP TO 4/27 VISIT
2
18,487
FOLLOW-UP TO SURGERY
1
6,443
FOLLOW-UP VISIT
1
2,388
FOLLOW/UP
1
7,980
FOLLOWUP
8
77,486
FOLLOWUP FROM 2/01 ROOT
1
7,980
FOLLOWUP IMPLANT
1
4,925
FOLLOWUP ON RETAINER
1
10,748
FOLLOWUP VISIT
2
34,517
FOLOOW IMPLANT
1
4,925
FOLOOW UP/BOND
1
9,286
FOLOW-UP TO 4/27 VISIT
1
9,243
FULL MOUTH DEBRIBMENT
1
18,607
GAVE MEDICINE
1
11,091
GAVE WRONG DR.
1
9,871
GENERAL ANESTHIA
1
8,973
GLUED TOOTH BACK IN
1
17,539
GLUED TOOTH TOGETHER
1
12,673
GROUND AT CHIPPED TOOTH
1
16,186
GROUND DOWN AN EDGE
1
8,572
GROUND DOWN TOOTH
1
6,581
GROUND TOOTH
1
8,860
HE WOULDN T COOPERATE
1
6,897
HEAD HURT FROM TOOTH
1
3,136
I & D CYST
1
6,935
IMPRESSION
8
75,291
IMPRESSION (3RD)
1
1,639
IMPRESSION FOR MTH GRD
1
5,080
IMPRESSION OF TEETH
1
7,776
IMPRESSION/(2ND)
1
1,639
IMPRESSIONS
17
161,892
IMPRESSIONS FOR MOUTHPIEC
1
5,946
IMPRESSIONS FOR TRAYS
1
32,430
IMPRESSIONS MADE
1
18,397
INFECTION CONTROL
1
5,231
INSPECTED NERVE DAMAGE
1
8,029
INSTALL ONLAY
1
13,122
IRRIGATION TREATMENT
1
5,484
JAW SWELLING
1
8,763
JAW WAS HURTING
1
5,053
LESION REMOVED FROM ROOF
1
6,448
LINED UP LOWER BITE
1
5,407
LOOKD ABSCESS CAP
1
17,669
MADE APPOINTMENT
1
7,428
MAPPING
1
23,591
MEASUREMENT FOR CROWN
1
6,535
MEDICINE PACKS APPLIED
1
18,351
MEDICINE PACKS APPLIED
2
36,702
MOLD FOR MOUTH GAURD
1
9,119
MOLD FOR MOUTHGAURD
1
5,516
MOLD OF TEETH FOR BLEACHI
1
6,992
MOLD OF UPPER & LOWER
1
6,443
MOLD/IMPRESSION
1
9,359
MOLDING OF TEETH
1
3,821
MOLE REMOVED FROM FACE
1
9,501
MOUTH GUARD FITTED
1
9,119
MOUTH SPLINT
1
8,614
MOUTHPIECE
2
36,579
MUSCLE, MYOFASCIAL PAIN
1
5,997
NEUROLOGICAL MAPPING
1
23,591
NEW RETAINER
1
7,125
NIGHT GUARD
2
16,812
NIGHT GUARD FITTING
1
0
NIGHT GUARD MOLDED
1
11,170
NIGHTGUARD FITTIHNG
1
15,036
NOTHING
1
0
NOTHING PREGNANT
1
0
NOTHING SET APPOINTMENT
1
12,561
NUMBED/NO WORK PT.SCARED
1
3,392
OCCLUSAL ADJUST
1
9,458
OCCLUSAL GUARD
4
46,789
OCLUSAL GUARD
1
12,941
P/U OCCLUSAL GUARD
1
9,597
PARTIAL REMOVAL JAW BONE
1
11,633
PATCH
1
9,413
PHONE CALL
2
28,402
PHONE CALL & ADVISE
1
5,748
PHONE CALL ABOUT PAIN
1
1,051
PHONE CALL RE PAIN
1
1,051
PHONE CONVERSAITON
1
19,448
PICK UP RETAINERS
1
1,725
PICKUP MOUTHPIECE
1
5,946
PIN RETENTION
1
13,093
PORCELAIN VENEERS
2
3,897
PORCELAIN VENEERS-2FRONT
1
1,949
POST OP CHECK
1
11,029
POSTOPERATIVE FOLOOWUP
1
17,259
PRACTICE SITTING FOR EXAM
21
77,888
PRE WORK FOR ONLAY
1
13,122
PRESCRIPTION
1
13,917
PRESCRIPTN FOR ANTIBIOTCS
1
16,644
PREVENTIVE\
1
7,874
PROTECTIVE COVERING
1
6,192
PROVISINAL SPLINT
1
11,314
PSYCHOTHERAPY
4
30,304
PUT TOOTH BACK IN MOUTH
1
8,721
R DOESN T KNOW WHAT ELSE
1
11,965
RECEMENT SPACER
2
16,740
RECEPTIONIST
1
5,016
RECHECK TOOTH
1
11,014
RECONSTRUCTION OF TEETH
1
10,851
RECONTURING
1
13,385
REDO IMPRESSIONS FOR BRID
1
13,577
REGLUE TOOTH
1
17,363
REINFORCED TOOTH
1
6,001
REM STICHES
1
12,441
REMOLDING OF OCLUSAL GUAR
1
12,941
REMOVAL OF SILVER THINGS
1
2,225
REMOVAL OF STICHES
1
14,285
REMOVAL OF STITCHES
1
5,899
REMOVAL PARTIAL BRIDGE
1
8,586
REMOVE METAL DUE TO ALLER
1
18,080
REMOVE STITCHES
4
36,867
REMOVE STITCHES-WIDSOM TE
1
7,543
REMOVE STITCHES/FOLLOWUP
1
5,673
REMOVED FOOD PARTICLE
1
8,109
REMOVED OLD IMPLANTS
1
8,227
REMOVED PART OF GUM LINE
1
6,972
REMOVED SPACE MAINTAINER
1
11,003
REMOVED SPACER
2
23,886
REMOVED STITCHES
2
11,119
REPACKED CAVITY
1
14,486
REPAIR BROKEN TOOTH
1
3,216
REPAIR CHIPPED TOOTH
1
5,934
REPAIR IMPLANT
1
22,117
REPAIR OF CROWN
1
13,465
REPAIR OF TOOTH
1
10,667
REPAIR ON ANOTHER CROWN
1
8,407
REPAIR PREV FILLINGS
1
26,884
REPAIRING A TOOTH
1
9,518
REPLACE IMPLANT
1
5,415
REPLACE NIGHT GUARD
1
12,941
REPLACE TOOTH
1
14,764
RESIN PREP FOR CROWN
1
14,368
RESTORATION OF TOOTH
1
10,356
RETAINER FOR SUCKING
1
4,771
RPE
1
10,315
SCULPURE OF MOUTH
1
2,173
SEALANT
1
6,645
SECOND OPINION
1
7,788
SET UP APT
1
5,930
SHOT OF NOVOCAINE
1
7,821
SKIN GRAFT ON GUMS
1
21,603
SLEEP APNEA DEVICE
1
9,081
SMOOTHED TOOTH
1
21,626
SMOOTHING TOOTH PIECE
1
7,407
SORE IN MOUTH
1
11,618
SPACER
3
23,215
SPACER CAME LOOSE
1
7,256
STARTED TO FILL TOOTH
1
11,321
STICH REMOVAL
1
0
STICH REMOVAL & TEMP CROW
1
2,263
STITCHES REMOVED
10
76,716
STOMACH PROBLEMS
1
2,391
SURGURY TO REMOVE DENTURE
1
8,819
SUTURE REMOVAL
1
5,158
SUTURES REMOVED
1
15,077
TAKE OUT STITCHES
1
5,516
TAKING IMPRESSIONS
1
14,485
TEETH NIGHT GUARD
1
10,689
TEETH REPAIR
1
10,667
TEL CALL FOR PRICPT.
1
18,734
TELEPHONE CALL
1
9,393
TEMORARY CAP
1
5,637
TEMP FILLING
2
5,393
TEMP TOOTH PENDING CROWN
1
4,966
TEMPORARY TEETH
1
13,243
TETH AMJ
1
10,220
TMJ
1
10,318
TOOK IMPRESSIONS
2
19,036
TOOK MOLDING OF TEETH
1
9,597
TOOK OUT STITCHES
1
3,088
TOOK TOOTH OF OCCLUSION
1
8,926
TOOTH ACHE
1
14,636
TOOTH BUILDUP
1
4,561
TOOTH FILED
2
19,448
TOOTH FILING
1
25,191
TOOTH INFECTION
2
58,427
TOOTH PAIN
1
5,684
TOOTH PATCH
1
10,512
TOOTH PUSHED BACK
1
11,321
TOOTH REPAIR
1
26,902
TOOTHACHE
1
3,898
TOOTHACHE-NO TREATMET=NT
1
14,508
VENEERS PUT ON TEETH
1
12,188
VITAMIN TRMT FOR GUMS
1
9,468
WAS LATE DR WOULD NOT SEE
1
12,223
WHITENING
2
14,002
YEAST INFECTION
1
16,465
TOTAL
30,927
300,797,175


Return to list of variables

""