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MEPS HC-085B 2004
DENTAL VISITS CODEBOOK
DATE: July 10, 2006

Variable Name: DENTOTHX
Description: EDITED DENTOTHR
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 136
End: 160

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT04F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
29,204
311,833,931
2ND REPAIR OF FILLING
1
6,097
6
1
10,507
6 ANT. VENEERS
1
0
91
4
55,722
A SECOND OPINION
1
12,859
ADJUSTED FILLING
1
7,258
ADJUSTMENT
4
41,236
ALREADY ENTERED
1
12,172
ANETHESEIA
1
9,875
ANTI BACTERIAL RINSE
1
15,157
ANTI BRUXISM DDEVICE
1
14,188
ANTIBIOTIC
1
6,711
ANTIBIOTICS
1
4,378
ATTACH CROWN
1
5,210
ATTEMPTED FILLING
3
29,163
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
17,397
BITE BLOCK
1
15,983
BITE BLOCK FITTING
1
15,983
BITTING/GRINDING
1
10,522
BLEEDING GUMS FROM FALL
2
9,132
BLISTER ON GUM
1
7,782
BONE GRAFT-UPPER R
1
17,844
BRIDGE REENFORCEMENT
1
18,416
BROKEN FRONT TEETH
1
11,990
BROKEN MOLAR
1
7,417
BROKEN TOOTH
7
88,065
BROKEN TOOTH #2
1
13,860
BROKEN TOOTH/UPPER RGHT
1
9,810
BRUSHING CORRECCTLY CLASS
1
5,671
BUILDUP OFBROKEN TOOTH
1
6,955
BUILT TOOTH UP
2
19,950
C HIPPED TOOTH
1
17,057
CALCIUM DEPOSIE
1
16,640
CALCIUM DEPOSIT
1
16,640
CALL ABOUT ORAL WASH
2
6,051
CALL FOR PRESCRIPT MED
1
16,459
CALL FOR PRESCRIPTION
1
5,825
CALL IN FOR RX
1
9,186
CALLED
1
6,243
CALLED FOR PRESCRIPTION
1
19,288
CANCER SCREENING
1
19,736
CARE OF INFECTED TOOTH
1
18,460
CAVITY/TOO YOUNG TO CO-OP
1
9,721
CEMENT PERMANENT VENEERS
1
0
CHARTING THE TEETH
1
11,437
CHECK UP ON TRANSPLANT
1
2,134
CHEMICAL THERAPY
1
8,407
CHIPPED FRONT LOWER 2
1
7,703
CHIPPED FRONT TOOTH
1
16,268
CHIPPED UPPER TOOTH
1
14,007
CLEMENT ON BROKEN TEETH
1
3,106
CLOGGED SAL. GLAND
1
24,021
CLOSYS ROPAR KIT
1
8,407
CONSULT
1
15,045
CONSULT FOR TEETH GRINDIN
1
14,422
CONSULTATION
4
51,447
CONTROL MEDICINE
2
44,508
CORE BUILDUP
1
14,931
COSMETIC WORK
1
9,971
CRACKED TOOTH
1
11,536
DEADEN TOOTH NERVE
1
1,335
DEEP CLEANING GUMS
1
24,489
DEEP CLEANNING
4
19,363
DELIVERED GUARD
1
4,692
DENTURE CLEANING
1
0
DESENSITIVING FILLED TOOT
1
10,218
DIAGNOSIS & XRAYS
1
13,738
DIAGNOSTIC CAST
1
9,413
DIAGNOSTIC MOLD
1
11,070
DOES NOT KNOW
1
5,047
EVALUATION
1
11,296
F/UP AFTR XTRAC/DENTURES
1
22,476
FILE TOOTH DOWN
1
22,873
FILED A DOWN A FILLING
1
4,716
FILED BROKEN TOOTH DOWN
1
5,580
FILED DOWN BACK TOOTH
1
14,782
FILED EXPOSED TOOTH
1
10,713
FILED SHARP BROKEN TOOTH
1
6,569
FILED SMALL CRACK IN OOT
1
17,137
FILED TOOTH
1
13,790
FIT FOR CROWN
1
9,567
FIT SLEEP APNEA DEVICE
1
5,972
FITTED FOR TEETH
1
16,040
FITTING FOR MOUTH GULRD
1
7,970
FITTING FOR MOUTHGULRD
1
7,970
FIXED A BROKEN FRONT TOOT
1
16,595
FIXED BROCKEN DENTURES
1
7,783
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH
1
11,673
FIXED CHIP ON FRONT TOOTH
2
20,395
FIXED GOLD AROUND TOOTH
1
7,112
FIXED LOOSE TOOTH
1
15,181
FLORIDE TREATMENT
1
9,063
FOLLOW - UP
1
18,728
FOLLOW UP
10
90,701
FOLLOW UP CARE
1
9,049
FOLLOW UP FOR ABSCESS
1
15,001
FOLLOW UP ON MOUTH INJURY
1
10,146
FOLLOW UP SUGERY
2
14,112
FOLLOW-UP
7
97,188
FOLLOW-UP ON IMPLANTS
1
4,055
FOLLOW-UP TO IMPLANT
1
17,474
FOLLOWUP
3
37,521
FOLLOWUP-LASER PLANING
1
8,731
FOLLOWUP/DISCHARGE
1
12,221
FRACTURE GUMS/BROKEN TEET
1
0
FRACTURED TOOTH
1
4,196
FREE FOLLOW UP
1
11,437
GAVE NUMBING MEDICINE
3
25,133
GLUE DENTURE
1
23,752
GLUED CROWN BACK IN
1
11,946
GLUED ON CROWN REPAIRS
1
5,514
GNASHING OF TEETH
1
12,249
GOT TEETH
1
16,040
GRAFT ONTO TOP FRONT TOOT
1
15,673
GRINDING OF BROKEN TOOTH
1
12,510
GRITTING TEETH/BRACE
1
8,321
GROUND DOWN FILLINGS
1
15,067
GROUND DOWN SHARP TOOTH
1
8,170
GROUND DOWN SOME CHIPS
1
24,090
GROUND DOWN SOME TEETH
1
11,781
GROUND TOOTH
1
7,416
GROUND UP/LOW TEETH
1
19,556
GUM INJURY
1
999
IMPLANT ABUTEMENT
1
14,959
IMPLANT CHECK
1
19,154
IMPRESIONS
1
12,812
IMPRESSION
4
50,781
IMPRESSION TAKEN
1
6,989
IMPRESSIONS
16
210,325
IMPRESSIONS FOR IMPLANTS
1
8,198
IMPRESSIONS FOR NIGHT GUA
1
12,786
IMPRESSIONS FOR STUDY
1
12,935
IMPRSSION OF TEETH
1
9,085
INFECTION
3
34,702
INSPECT WORK
1
27,737
JAW PAIN
1
20,973
LINE FOR BRIDGE
1
21,082
LINGUAL FRENUM (SURGEGY)
1
1,922
LINGUAL FRENUM FOLLO UP
1
1,922
LINING ADJUSTMENT
2
13,465
LOST TOOTH CHECK
1
14,700
MADE A INCISOR LEFT UPR
1
7,649
MADE IMPRESSIONS
1
9,422
MEDICAL DOCTOR
2
12,076
MICRO TEST
1
11,991
MINERALS
1
15,322
MOLD
1
15,689
MOLD FOR TOOTH
1
14,867
MOLD OF TEETH
2
28,547
MOLDS FOR BITE GUARD
1
6,491
MOUTH GUARD
1
9,082
MOUTH GUARD TMJ
1
6,840
MOUTHGUARD PROVIDED
1
7,616
NEEDE PERIODONTAL
1
9,117
NIGHT GUARD
2
10,214
NIGHT GUARD FITTING
1
5,931
NIGHT GUARD IMPRESSION
1
5,931
NONE, AFRAID OF DENTIST
1
3,066
NUMBING
1
9,712
OCCLUSAL GUARD
1
11,623
OCCLUSAL GUARDS
1
6,326
OFFICE VISIT
1
3,787
ON LAY
4
56,931
ONLAYS
1
14,085
ORAL CANCER SCREENING
1
13,911
ORAL EVALUATION
2
6,813
PAIN IN TOOTH
2
24,513
PALIATIVE TREATMENT
1
10,774
PANOREX
1
2,978
PERIDONTAL FLUID
1
8,024
PHONE CALL
8
53,970
PHONE CONSULTATION
1
3,495
PICTURES OF MOUTH
1
9,042
PILLS ARE PRESCRIB
1
19,288
PIN RETENTION
1
9,302
PORCELIN BUILD UP
1
16,118
PORCLEAN VENIERS
1
6,893
POST OP
2
37,810
POST SURGICAL EXAM
1
9,721
POSTERIOR
1
8,574
POSTS
1
3,387
PRE SURGERY CHECK
1
0
PREP FOR SURGURY
1
17,159
PRESCRIBITIONS
1
3,979
PRESCRIPT CALL FOR REFILL
1
16,459
PROTHTHETICS
1
8,174
PULLED STICHES OUT
1
2,751
PUT IN VENIERS
1
6,893
RE-REPAIR CHIPPED TOOTH
1
22,155
RECEIVED & SEALED BRIDGE
1
7,559
RECHECK
2
28,209
RECHECK MOUTH INJURY
1
10,146
REFERRAL
2
13,990
REFIT BITE BLOCK
1
15,983
REMOVE STEACHES
1
19,235
REMOVE STITCHES
1
13,588
REMOVE SUTURES
2
14,135
REMOVEABLE TOOTH
1
22,968
REMOVED BROKEN PIECE OF T
1
11,066
REMOVED FILLING
1
8,506
REMOVED SPOT ON TOOTH
1
8,354
REMOVED STITCHES
2
26,892
REMOVED SUTURES
1
8,826
REPAIR OF TOOTH UN CAP
1
8,349
REPAIR PRIOR FILLING
1
6,097
REPLACE A TOOTH
2
12,405
REPLACE TOOTH
1
14,867
REPLACEMENT
1
11,384
REPLACING VENEERS
2
19,694
REPOSITIONED TEETH
1
14,051
RESTYLING TEETH
1
10,827
ROOT AMPUTATION
1
23,472
SALV. GLAND
1
24,021
SAME AS BEFORE SURF ETC
1
13,385
SENSITIVE TOOTH
1
14,440
SLEEP APNEA DEVICE
1
5,972
SMOOTH FRONT TOOTH
1
5,370
SMOOTH THE CHIP TOOTH
1
11,946
SMOOTH TOOTH SURFACE
1
11,064
SMOOTHED CHIPPED TOOTH
1
10,693
SMOOTHED CRACKED TOOTH
1
15,103
SOCKING THUMB BRACES
1
6,545
SORE LOWER JAW
1
14,053
SORES ON UPPER/LOWER GUMS
1
10,047
SPLINT ADJUSTMENT
5
0
SPLINT THERAPY ADJUSTMENT
10
0
STICHES REMOVAL
1
8,959
STICHES REMOVED
1
15,370
STICHES TAKEN OUT
1
15,778
STITCH REMOVAL
3
43,453
STITCHES OUT FROM SURGERY
1
19,833
SURGERY FOLLOW UP
1
12,697
SURVEYON PAIN
1
9,827
SUTURE REMOVAL
3
15,217
TEETH KNOCKED OUT
1
10,774
TELEPHONE CALL
1
6,173
TEMP FILLING & T FILLING
1
4,011
TEMP REPAIR/BROKEN TOOTH
1
32,877
TEMPERATING FILLING
1
7,359
TESTING
2
16,656
THOUGHT FILLING HAD CRACK
1
15,678
TMJ
3
25,144
TOOK IMRESSIONS
1
9,241
TOOK OUT STITCHES
2
37,110
TOOTH ACHE
1
4,421
TOOTH FILLED/REPRD
1
9,074
TOOTH INFECTION
1
13,240
TOOTH REPAIR
1
5,443
TOOTH RESTORATION
1
11,769
TOOTHACHE
1
10,743
TREATMENT FOR TOOTHACHE
1
974
ULCER ON GUMS
1
6,482
UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE
1
21,960
VENEERS
2
17,827
VENEERS ON FRONT TEETH
1
15,874
WAS A PHONE CALL
1
5,555
WENT TO DR-CALLED IN PRES
1
9,676
WIDMAN GINGIVAL FLAP
1
8,407
TOTAL
29,572
315,713,161


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