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MEPS HC-077B 2003
DENTAL VISITS CODEBOOK
DATE: July 28, 2005

Variable Name: DENTOTHR
Description: OTHER SPECIFIED DENTAL PROCEDURES
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 163
End: 187

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT03F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
28,867
307,333,477
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1
7,322
0CCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT
1
11,048
2
1
29,872
91
2
14,897
ACHING TOOTH
1
9,263
ADJUST BITEGUARD
1
11,023
ADJUSTED DENTURES
1
12,284
ADJUSTED PARTIAL
1
9,263
ADJUSTMENT TO DENTURES
3
31,044
ADJUSTMENTS
3
46,533
ADJUSTMENTS TO DENTURE
1
10,348
ADJUSTMENTS TO DENTURES
1
10,348
AMALGAM
1
9,047
AMALGAM/RESIN
2
34,478
ANESTHESIA
1
6,953
ANITBIOTIC TREATMENT
1
17,177
ANTI-BIOTIC TRMNT
1
11,583
ANTIBIOTIC FOR POS GING
1
7,072
ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT
1
17,177
ANTIBODICS INTO GUMS
1
0
ARESTIN
1
5,959
ATTEMPTED ROOT CANAL
1
11,757
BAND ADJ
4
50,031
BAND ADJUSTMENT
2
25,015
BEG OF BRIDGE
1
15,079
BIOPSY ORAL TISSUE
2
24,304
BITE ADJUSTMENT
2
22,012
BITE ADJUSTMNET
1
12,087
BITEGUARD
1
11,023
BONDING
2
28,131
BONE EXTRACTION
1
9,847
BONE FRAGMENT REMOVED
1
14,921
BONE GRAFT
1
12,188
BRACES
8
64,647
BRACES ADJUSTED
1
16,058
BRACES CHECK UP
1
3,909
BRACES REMOVED
1
15,205
BRACES TIGHTENED
1
11,717
BRACES-VISITS
2
22,027
BRIDGE ADJUSTMENT
1
4,171
BRIDGE CREATION
1
17,218
BRIDGE IMPRESSION
1
13,276
BRIDGE INSTALLED
1
15,079
BRIDGE PREPARATION
1
13,276
BRIDGE PREPERATION
1
9,550
BRIDGE REPLACED
1
10,135
BRIDGE WORK
2
24,977
BROKEN TOOTH
9
104,797
BROKEN TOOTH BUILD UP
1
9,654
BROKEN TOOTH FIXED
1
21,517
BRUXISM
2
18,680
BUILD UP/REPAIR FRONTTEET
1
11,855
BUILDING UP TOOTH
1
13,193
BUILT BRIDGE
1
10,665
CALLED FOR APPOINTMENT
1
3,035
CALLED FOR APPT
1
7,218
CANNOT REMEMBER
1
11,415
CAP REPAIR
3
44,458
CAVITIES
1
4,372
CEMENTED LOOSE CROWN
1
10,471
CHANGE WIRES & BANDS
1
5,650
CHANGED PACKING
1
11,391
CHECK NITE GUARD FOR FIT
1
7,349
CHECK POCKETS AT GUM LINE
1
18,998
CHECK ROOT CANAL
1
11,543
CHECKING ON 6,9 PROGRESS
1
18,085
CHECKING TEETH
1
9,180
CHECKUP
1
0
CHIP IN TOOTH
1
15,465
CHIPPED TOOTH
8
87,429
CHIPPED TOOTH REPAIR
1
17,449
CHLORHEXYDRINE TREATMENT
1
8,024
CK ROOT CANAL
1
11,103
CLEAN & FLUSH GUM
1
15,657
CLICKER TOOTH
1
6,330
CONSULTATION
4
38,695
CONSULTATION FOR BRACES
1
3,691
CONSULTATION FOR SURGERY
1
15,811
CONTINUED FOLLOW-UP
1
6,647
COSMETIC
1
14,347
COSMETIC DENTISTRY
1
6,885
COSMETIC TEETH REPAIR
1
19,927
COST OF TREATMENT PHONE
1
7,767
CRACKED BONDING
1
29,568
CRACKED TOOTH
2
26,271
CRACKED TOOTH FILED
1
22,675
CROWN BUILD UP
1
21,976
CROWN BUILDUP
1
16,817
CROWN FELL OFF
1
12,358
CROWN MOLD TAKEN
1
13,823
CROWN PREP
1
14,280
CROWN PREP WORK
1
23,577
CROWN REPAIR
1
10,806
CUT OPEN & PACKED
1
11,391
CUT OUT WISDOM TEETH
1
0
DEEP CLEANING
1
16,977
DEEP CLEANING CHECK-UP
1
6,144
DESCALING
3
50,930
DEVICE FOR APNEA
1
6,668
DIAG.IMPRESS.PHOTOS
1
17,299
DIAGNOSIS
1
10,911
DIAGNOSTIC CASTS
1
9,043
DID NOT PULL TOOTH
1
11,540
DISCUSSION ON PROCESS
1
4,805
DR IS OBGYN
1
10,771
DR RESCHEDULED APPOINTMEN
1
2,054
DRILL TOOTH WHERE GRINDNG
1
5,125
DRY SCOCET
1
10,138
DRY SOCKET
7
57,134
DRY SOCKET FILLED W/ GAUZ
1
14,126
DRY SOCKET FOLLOW UP
4
65,281
DRY SOCKET PACK W/ GAUZE
1
14,126
DRY SOCKET TREATMENT
1
4,023
DRY SOCKETS
1
7,755
EMERGENCY CARE
1
16,966
ENAMEL HARDNER
1
9,664
EVALUATION
2
19,038
EXAMINE SORE GUM
1
9,498
EXCISE TAG
1
8,105
EXPLAIN PROCEDURES
1
3,231
EXTRACTION POSTPONED
1
1,558
FALLOW-UP
1
20,346
FILED CHIPPED TOOTH
2
41,012
FILED DOWN TEETH
1
23,185
FILED TEETH DOWN
1
6,924
FILED TOOTH
1
12,197
FILED TOOTH DOWN
1
2,935
FILEING OF TOOTH
1
13,144
FILING
1
22,463
FILLING CAME OUT
1
9,842
FINISHED ROOT CANAL
1
12,247
FIT MOUTH PIECE
1
26,874
FITTED BITEGUARD
1
16,513
FITTED FOR SPACER
1
12,383
FITTING FOR CROWN
1
2,250
FITTING FOR DENTURE
1
10,384
FITTING MOLD PARTIAL
1
12,997
FITTING MOUTH GUARD
1
12,940
FITTING OF PARTIAL
2
32,018
FITTING OF PREFORMED POST
1
6,235
FITTING PLATE
1
7,349
FITTING TOOTH
1
3,896
FITTINGS FOR DENTURES
1
3,692
FIX CHIPPED TOOTH
1
13,200
FIX CROWN
1
14,611
FIXED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
11,948
FIXED GUMS
1
7,785
FOLLOW UP
20
233,670
FOLLOW UP AFTER CANAL SUR
1
11,757
FOLLOW UP CROWN
1
13,092
FOLLOW UP FOR PERIODONTAL
1
18,686
FOLLOW UP FOR SURGERY
1
19,577
FOLLOW UP FROM PREV
1
7,176
FOLLOW UP FROM SURGERY
1
9,624
FOLLOW UP FROM SURGREY
1
9,840
FOLLOW UP IMPLANT
1
12,857
FOLLOW UP ON SURGERY
1
10,448
FOLLOW UP TO EXTRACTION
1
9,043
FOLLOW UP TO OCT 20 VISIT
1
12,516
FOLLOW UP WISDOM TEETH
2
17,834
FOLLOW-UP
1
13,875
FOLLOW-UP CHECKUP
1
13,695
FOLLOW-UP CROWN WORK
1
10,806
FOLLOW-UP FOR EXTRACTION
1
4,769
FOLLOW-UP VISIT
2
24,503
FOLLOWUP
6
103,444
FOLLOWUP ON SURGERY
1
9,433
FOLLOWUP OPTIONS
1
3,962
FOLLOWUP ORAL SURGERY
1
24,910
FOLLOWUP TO EXTRACTION
1
11,402
FOLLW UP SURGERY/6/25
1
4,369
FOOT DOCTOR, NOT DENTIST
1
5,209
FUSED TO HIGH NOBLE META
1
13,463
GENERAL ANESTHESIA
1
37,661
GINGIVITIS TREATMENT
1
2,974
GLUED CAP BACK IN
1
25,212
GOLD CAP REMOVED
1
25,430
GOLD ON FRONT TEETH
1
7,305
GOLD REMOVED FROM TEETH
1
6,350
GROUND OFF TEETH
1
4,606
GROUND TOOTH DOWN
1
9,047
GUM DISORDER
1
9,204
GUM PROBLEMS
1
11,415
GUM TREATMENT
4
19,983
GUM TREATMENTS
3
33,282
GUM WORK
1
15,811
GUMS TREATMENT/CLEANING
1
3,967
HAD COLD COULD NOT DO IT
1
2,121
HEAD & NECK EXAM, ETC.
1
10,367
IMPACKED IN THE BONE
1
9,393
IMPRESIONS FOR WHITEING
1
7,962
IMPRESS. FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
20,449
IMPRESSION
2
28,594
IMPRESSION CROWN
1
3,896
IMPRESSION FOR BITEGUARD
1
16,513
IMPRESSION FOR BLEACH
1
14,351
IMPRESSION FOR CROWN
1
5,858
IMPRESSION FOR DENTURES
2
14,728
IMPRESSION OF TOP TEETH
1
0
IMPRESSION-LOWER
1
14,370
IMPRESSION-UPPERS
1
14,370
IMPRESSION/FOR PARTIAL
1
19,105
IMPRESSIONS
12
129,400
IMPRESSIONS FOR NEW TEETH
1
10,384
IMPRESSIONS FOR NGT GRD
1
13,438
IMPRESSIONS FOR PARTIALS
2
28,329
IMPRESSIONS MADE
1
12,702
IMPRESSIONS, TEMP CROWN
1
5,489
IMPRESSIONS/BITEGUARD
1
11,023
IMPRESSISONS
1
6,261
INFECTED TOOTH
1
0
INFLAMED GUM
1
13,392
INJURY/LOOSE TEETH
1
5,324
INSTALL HARDWARE FO BRACE
1
9,820
INSTALLED NEW BRIDGE
1
10,665
INSURANCE ACCEPTANCE
1
11,636
IRREGULAR BITE
1
25,194
IS DERMATOLOGIST
1
6,157
LAZER 2 LOWER
1
11,283
LAZER 2 LOWER TEETH
1
11,283
LOOK AT LUMP ON JAW
1
22,097
LOOSE TOOTH
3
33,118
LOOSE TOOTH/ROOT CANAL
2
18,663
MADE APPT W/ORAL SURGEON
1
6,953
MADE DENTURES
1
9,394
MADE MOLD FOR PARTIAL
1
9,717
MADE NITE GUARD FOR TEETH
1
7,349
MEASURE FOR PARTIALS
1
1,889
MEASUREMENTS FOR DENTURES
1
3,692
MEASURING FOR CAPS
1
21,552
MJ BRACES
1
17,735
MODEL FOR NIGHT GUARD
1
7,231
MODELS MADE
1
10,324
MOLD FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
12,940
MOLD MADE
3
34,859
MOLD OF TEETH FOR CAPS
1
10,143
MOLD OF TOOTH FOR CROWN
1
26,060
MOLD TAKEN FOR RETAINER
1
18,748
MOLDING OF MOUTH
1
5,992
MOLDS FOR BRIDGE
1
10,884
MOLDS OF TEETH
2
12,868
MOUTH BITE
1
26,874
MOUTH MOLD FOR BLEACH
1
8,796
MOUTH PIECE FOR APNEA
1
10,215
MOUTH PIECE?
1
18,635
NEW BITE SPLINTS & PADS
1
23,559
NEW BRIDGE
1
14,704
NIGHT GUARD
4
43,313
NIGHT GUARD REPAIR
1
5,162
NO SERVICE\PHONE CALL
1
11,472
NO WORK DONE
1
18,907
NONE
1
4,356
NOTHING
1
21,410
OCCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT
2
22,097
OCCLUSAL GUARD
2
8,161
OCCLUSIAL ADJUSTMENT
2
20,023
OPTICIAN
1
4,692
ORAL EVALUATION
1
14,203
ORAL SURGEON
1
16,555
PACKED A CRACKED TOOTH
1
10,505
PALLIATIVE
1
12,024
PALLIATIVE TREATMENT
2
12,663
PART OF TOOTH BROKE
1
14,196
PATIENT TOO SCARED FR WRK
1
9,092
PEDIATRIC DENTIST
1
10,439
PERIAPICAL SINGLE
1
7,221
PERIO CONSULTATION
1
13,931
PERM FIX OF CHIPPED TOOTH
1
12,230
PERMANENT CAP
1
2,641
PERSCRIPTION
1
19,846
PHONE CALL
6
75,846
PHONE CALL FOR ANTIBIOTIC
1
6,235
PHONE CALL W/BILLING DEPT
1
5,203
PHONE CONJSULT
1
15,933
PHONE CONSULTATION
1
15,030
PIECE TO GO OVER TEETH
1
5,347
PIN OVER ROOT CANAL
1
7,294
PLACE PERMENANT CROWN
1
16,810
POSSIBLE CRACKED TOOTH
1
20,795
POST AND BUILT UP 2 TEETH
1
11,672
POST IN TOOTH
1
24,599
POST OP CK UP
1
19,969
POST WORK FOR CROWN
1
12,454
PRE SURGERY CONSULT
1
19,978
PRE-ESTIMATE FOR ROOTCAN
1
22,065
PRE-SURGERY EXAM
1
15,205
PREP FOR CROWNS
2
18,211
PREP FOR FIXING LOOSE TOO
1
6,580
PREP FOR ROOT CANAL
1
9,333
PREP.FOR WIS.TH EXTRACT.
1
4,401
PREPARE FOR CROWN
1
9,863
PRESCRIPTION
1
9,510
PRESCRIPTION ONLY
1
0
PRESCRIPTION REFILL
1
5,769
PROBLEM WITH CROWN
1
2,822
PROPHYLAXIS
1
4,316
PULP TEST
1
8,862
PULP TREATMENT
1
5,853
RE CEMENT CROWN
1
11,711
READY FOR SURGERY NXT MO
1
4,369
RECEMNT OF CROWN
1
10,804
RECHECK AFTER EXTRACTION
1
7,336
REFERRAL
1
12,454
REFERRAL LETTER/XRAYS
1
6,934
REFERRAL TO ORAL SURGEON
1
16,413
REFIT TOOTH/FELL OUT
1
17,374
REGLUE CROWN
1
10,970
REGLUED CROWN
1
2,199
REINSTALLING CROWN
1
6,705
REMOVAL BUMP ON TONGUE
1
7,563
REMOVAL OF SUTURES
1
0
REMOVAL OF WIRE
1
1,458
REMOVE BONE FRAGMENT
1
10,723
REMOVED STITCHES
1
12,513
REMOVED SUTURES
1
6,261
REMOVING SUTURES
1
10,512
REPACKED ROOT
1
8,351
REPAIL GUM EROSION
1
8,143
REPAIR BROKEN TOOTH
2
14,313
REPAIR CAP/UPPER
1
12,247
REPAIR CHIPPED TOOTH
3
51,131
REPAIR OF A TOOTH
1
3,079
REPAIR OF BROKEN TOOTH
1
12,201
REPAIR OF CROWN
2
34,804
REPAIR UPPER DENTURE
1
16,621
REPAIR WIRE (BRACES)
1
3,231
REPAIR/CHIPPED TOOTH
1
17,153
REPAIRED BROKEN TOOTH
1
6,891
REPAIRED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
10,767
REPAIRED FRONT TOOTH
1
13,295
REPAIRED TOOTH NO18
1
10,127
REPAIRS TO TWO TEETH
1
12,764
REPLACE POST
1
7,803
REPLACE RETAINERS
1
3,017
REPLACE TOOTH
1
2,602
REPLACED ENAMEL RETAINER
1
4,375
REPLACEED BRODGE
1
10,135
REPLACEMENT OF FULL DENTU
1
8,589
RESCHEDULED APP
1
1,293
RESIN
2
21,917
RESIN COATING/CROWN PREP
1
13,752
RESTORATION
1
24,050
RETAINER
1
6,942
RETAINER PICK UP
1
12,426
RMVD AMALGUM/RPLCD W/COMP
1
21,976
ROOT CANAL PROBLEM
1
15,032
ROTODENT(UNDER GUM TRTMT)
1
21,307
SANDING OF TOOTH
2
15,245
SCALING
1
20,693
SCALING (GUM CLEANING)
1
4,926
SCALING(GUM CLEANING)
1
4,926
SEALANT ON CAPS
1
7,842
SEALANTS ON THE BACK TEET
1
11,678
SEALING ON FRONT TOOTH
1
11,103
SECOND OPINION ON FILLING
1
13,510
SEEDED CROWN
2
31,200
SENSITIVE TEETH
1
10,638
SENSITIVITY PROTECTION
1
13,300
SET UP AN APPOINTMENT
1
2,293
SHAVED DOWN TOOTH
1
10,088
SHAVED TEETH
3
22,472
SMOOTH CHIP TOOTH
1
16,662
SMOOTHED ROUGH SPOT
1
8,834
SMOOTHED TOOTH
1
4,375
SOFT TISSUE MANAGEMENT
2
37,995
SORE INSIDE LOWER JAW
1
3,932
SPACER
4
41,521
SPACERS
3
28,488
SPACERS INSTALLED
1
3,231
SPACERS/FOR EXTRACTION
1
3,394
SPLINT THERAPY ADJUSTMENT
18
0
SPLINT THERAPY ADJUSTMNT
2
0
SPLINT THERAPY ADJUSTMT
3
0
STABALIZED TOOTH
1
11,103
STARTED ON BRACES
1
10,197
STICHECS REMOVAL
1
5,483
STICKS INSIDE TWO TEETH
1
1,478
STITCH REMOVAL
2
28,244
STITCHES OUT OF GUMS
1
5,983
STITCHES REMOVED
3
37,441
STITCHES TAKEN OUT
1
4,023
SURFACING
1
15,280
SUTURE REMOVAL
1
6,015
SUTURES FREMOVED
1
12,916
TAKING MEASUREMENTS
1
7,058
TALK TO ON PHONE
1
4,447
TEETH BUILD-UP
1
10,581
TEETH GRINDING/GUARD
1
12,688
TEETH PULLED
1
8,209
TEETH PULLED DENTURES
1
8,209
TEETH WHITEING
1
6,380
TEETH WHITENING
2
29,120
TELEPHONE CALL
1
9,606
TEMP FIX OF CHIPPED TOOTH
1
12,230
TEMP GLUED TOOTH
1
16,086
TEMP TOOTH
1
12,152
TEMPORARY BRDIDE/FIXED
1
15,079
TEMPORARY CROWN
1
10,431
TEMPORAY BRIDGE REPLAC
1
13,276
THUMB GUARD
1
5,034
TIGHTENED BRACES
1
5,650
TIGHTENS WIRES
2
18,785
TO BECOME ACQUAINTED
1
3,442
TO MAKE MOUTH GUARD
1
7,166
TONGUE TREATMENT
1
7,524
TOOK IMPRESSIONS TO MAKE
1
14,434
TOOTH ACHE
3
20,307
TOOTH ASORPTION
1
18,809
TOOTH FELL OUT
1
2,932
TOOTH FILED
1
8,165
TOOTH REPAIR
2
20,895
TOOTH SMOOTHING
2
17,667
TOOTH SURGICALLY UPRIGHTE
1
5,853
TRANSFER RECORDS
1
15,032
TREATING GUM
1
9,683
TREATING GUMS
1
9,683
TRIED TO PULL ATOOTH
1
2,535
TRIMMED MOLAR
1
19,876
TYOOTH EXTRACTED
1
4,347
UPPER DENTURE CONSULT
1
6,602
UPPER PLATE REPAIRED
1
7,953
VENEER ON TEETH
3
30,761
VENEERS FITTING
1
5,256
VENEERS-MOLDING
1
5,256
VENEERS/6 TEETH
1
19,001
VENIER ON TEETH
2
20,507
VISIT IN ERROR
1
8,847
WATCHING A TOOTH
1
17,637
WATCHING TOOTH
2
35,274
WAX
1
0
WELDED ONE TOOTH TO ANOTH
1
11,405
WHOLE DENTAL MOLD
1
18,822
WIRES FIXED
1
10,324
WISDOM TOOH WAS HURTING
1
4,840
WISDOM TOOTH
1
0
WISDOM TOOTH PROBLEM
1
9,159
TOTAL
29,473
313,792,689


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