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MEPS HC-094B 2005
DENTAL VISITS CODEBOOK
DATE: July 11, 2007

Variable Name: DENTOTHR
Description: OTHER SPECIFIED DENTAL PROCEDURES
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 167
End: 191

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT05F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
27,898
300,419,917
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
2
22,218
1
2
12,528
17 UP TEETH PULLED TOTAL
1
24,184
4 COSMETIC GOLD OVERLAYS
1
4,781
91
2
16,309
ADJ BITE
1
16,780
ADJUST FILLING
1
16,934
ADJUST PLATE
1
19,561
ADJUSTED BRACES
1
13,351
ADJUSTED NIGHTGUARD
1
17,431
ADJUSTMENT OF BRACES
1
10,371
ADJUSTMENT OF NIGHT GUARD
1
12,026
AGGRAVATED NERVE
1
11,581
AMALGAM
1
12,823
ANKER SORE
1
8,209
ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT
1
11,867
APICOECTOMY
1
5,477
APPLIANCE FITTING FOR JAW
1
9,540
APPLIANCES
2
38,390
APPLIED PACKING
1
10,163
BANDAGE CHANGED
1
10,019
BANDAGES CHANGED
2
20,039
BIOPSY OF TONGUE
1
7,910
BITE ADJUSTMENT
1
14,538
BLEACHING
1
2,832
BONE CHIP REMOVAL
1
4,399
BONE GRAFT
2
32,367
BONE REPLACEMENT
1
10,581
BONE TRANSP F/U
1
10,581
BONEREPLACEMENT GRAFT
1
9,774
BRACE ADJUSTMENT
2
20,742
BRACE ADJUSTMENTS
1
16,247
BRACE REMOVAL
1
6,089
BRACERSADJUSTMENTS
1
16,247
BRACES
7
2,673
BRACES ADJUSTMENT
3
34,093
BRACES ADJUSTMENTS
2
26,618
BRACES BANDS REPLACED
1
5,363
BRACES REMOVAL
2
12,177
BRACES TAKEN OFF
1
11,653
BRACKETS ON TEETH
1
18,338
BROKEN TEETH
1
10,308
BROKEN TEETH-PER TOOTH
1
3,875
BROKEN TOOTH
10
116,321
BROKEN TOOTH LOWER LFT
1
5,120
BROKEN TOOTH PREPARATION
1
10,399
BROKEN TOOTH REPAIRED
1
5,113
BUBBLE ON GUMS
1
13,875
BUILT TOOTH UP
1
11,409
CALL FOR APPT.
1
3,600
CALL FOR RX
2
13,994
CALLED TO ORDER BLEACH
1
11,852
CAP
1
7,150
CAP FELL OFF
1
6,730
CARE OF JAW FLAREUP-TMD
1
9,540
CAVITY
1
27,416
CEMENT CROWN
1
9,243
CHANGED FILLING
1
13,005
CHARTING
1
6,426
CHECK BRACES
1
26,385
CHECK SPACER
1
11,505
CHECK THE BRACES
1
26,385
CHECK UP AFTER BRACES
4
23,110
CHECKED SEALANT
1
2,974
CHIP TOOTH
1
12,110
CHIP TOOTH REPEAR
1
4,818
CHIPD FRONT TOOTH
1
4,818
CHIPPED TOOTH
12
127,629
COMPOSITE
1
18,604
COMPOSITE 1 SURFACE POST
1
3,495
CONSULATION
1
11,834
CONSULT
1
8,631
CONSULTATION
7
79,821
CONTINUED DENTAL CONS.
1
13,181
CORE BUILDUP
1
7,530
COSMETIC SURGERY
1
2,984
COUNCELTATION
1
24,417
CRACKED TOOTH
1
32,996
CROWN BUILDUP
1
32,996
CROWN PREP
1
9,919
CROWN RECEMEMTED
1
19,664
CROWN RECEMENT
1
17,458
DEBRIDMENT
1
10,542
DEEP CLEANING
1
5,418
DEEP SCALE CLEANING
1
4,164
DENTAL FOLLOW UP
7
12,782
DENTAL LAB X-RAYS
1
18,338
DENTAL MOLD
1
16,903
DENTALIMPRESSIONS
1
20,232
DENTER ADJUSTMENT
1
4,262
DENTURE ADJUSTMENT
2
8,523
DENTURE EVALUATION
1
8,712
DESENSETATION
1
16,324
DIAGNOSIS FOR IMPLANTS
1
13,164
DRILLING
1
10,024
DRY SOCKET PACKET
1
10,019
DRY SOCKET PACKING
12
154,455
DRY SOCKET/LL WISDOM HOLE
1
16,879
DRY SOCKETS
1
12,155
EDUCATION TEETH CLEANING
1
14,852
EMERGENCY CONSULTATION
1
9,788
EVALUATION
1
6,765
EVALUATION FOR CROWNS
1
6,426
EVALUATION FOR DENTURES
1
8,712
EVEN OUT FILLING SURFACE
1
11,212
EXPANDER
1
12,359
EXTRACTED EMBEDDED ROOT
1
13,738
F/U FOR BONE TRANS
2
21,162
FALSE FRONT TOOTH
1
4,057
FALSE TOOTH BONDED IN
1
8,749
FILED A CHIPPED TOOTH
1
2,855
FILED BROKEN TOOTH
1
40,252
FILED DOWN TOOTH
1
11,349
FILED TOOTH DOWN
1
3,593
FILING AND TREATING
1
10,603
FITTING CROWN
1
18,846
FITTING FOR A NIGHT GUARD
1
9,481
FITTING FOR BRACES
1
15,457
FITTING FOR DENTURES
2
21,769
FITTING FOR PARTIAL
1
19,135
FITTING FOR PARTIAL DENTU
1
11,284
FITTING FOR UPPER, LOWER
1
11,284
FIX BROKEN TOOTH
1
20,156
FIX TOOTH/GUM
1
11,640
FIX TWO CHIPPED TEETH
1
9,599
FIXED BROKEN TOOTH
2
21,930
FIXING BITE
1
16,780
FLAT FEE
4
29,949
FLAT FEE GROUP
1
14,748
FLAT FEE GROUP PARTIAL
2
29,497
FLIPPER
1
15,688
FLUORIDE TABS
1
17,730
FOLLO UP VISIT
1
15,320
FOLLOW UP
26
303,026
FOLLOW UP -BONE GRAFT
1
20,232
FOLLOW UP CHECK UP
1
25,205
FOLLOW UP EXTRACTION
1
11,901
FOLLOW UP FILLINGS
1
2,126
FOLLOW UP FOR EXTRACTION
1
7,701
FOLLOW UP FROM SURGERY
1
3,935
FOLLOW UP OF ROOT CANAL
1
16,981
FOLLOW UP ON CROWN
1
15,003
FOLLOW UP ON MOLD
1
8,446
FOLLOW UP ORAL SURGERY
1
7,308
FOLLOW UP VISIT
3
34,496
FOLLOW UP: TONGUE THRUST
1
9,542
FOLLOW-UP
2
7,760
FOLLOW-UP CROWNS/BRIDGES
1
15,375
FOLLOW-UP FOR GUM SURGERY
1
25,085
FOLLOW-UP FROM SURGERY
1
14,706
FOLLOW-UP GUM SURGERY
1
14,706
FOLLOW-UP RE EXTRACTION
1
10,078
FOLLOW-UP TOOTH EXTRACTIO
2
30,220
FOLLOW-UP WISDOM REMOVAL
1
12,218
FOLLOWUP
6
53,282
FOLLOWUP OF CROWNS
1
11,019
FOLLOWUP TO SURGERY
1
10,581
FOOLLOW UP
1
11,225
FORGOT TO PREMED/NO WORK
1
10,530
FRONTECTOMY
1
19,462
FULL MOUTH TEETH IMPRESSI
1
12,764
GINGIVECTTOMY
1
7,662
GRINDING SURFACE OF TOOTH
1
9,436
GRINDING TEETH
1
7,499
GROUND DOWN 1 TOOTH
1
7,177
GROUND DOWN ONLAY
1
6,278
GROWTH HORMONE INJECT
1
6,276
GUARD
1
8,947
GUM FILLING
1
13,490
GUM GRAFT
3
65,522
GUM IRRITATION
1
7,604
GUMS NOT HEALED
1
8,239
IMPACTED WISDOM TEETH
1
11,175
IMPLANT BACK IN
1
16,308
IMPLANT FOLLOW-UP
1
13,568
IMPLANTS QUESTIONABLE
1
13,164
IMPRESSION
1
21,243
IMPRESSION FOR APPLIANCE
1
11,063
IMPRESSION FOR DENTURES
1
12,003
IMPRESSION FOR NEW CAP
1
13,232
IMPRESSION OF DENTURE
1
1,576
IMPRESSION-SURGICAL STENT
1
13,568
IMPRESSIONS
16
176,210
IMPRESSIONS FOR BLEACHING
1
12,481
IMPRESSIONS FOR IMPLANTS
1
16,803
IMPRESSIONS FOR TEETH
1
20,011
IMPRESSIONS FOR TOOTH 10
1
16,308
IMPRESSIONS FOR TOOTH 7
1
16,308
IMPRESSIONS MADE
1
13,338
IMPRESSIONS OF TEETH
2
36,859
IMPRESSIONS TRIAL
1
19,561
IMPRESSIONS-DENTAL
1
20,232
INFECTION
1
11,481
INFECTION FOLLOW UP
1
1,785
INFECTION IN GUM
1
6,918
INFLAMATION
1
17,589
INSERT PROSTHESIS
1
3,875
INTRODUCTION VISIT
1
8,979
IRRIGATING GUMS
1
12,137
JAW SWOLLEN FR 4 EXTRAC
1
29,123
LASER D CONTAMINATION
1
11,705
LAZER REMOVAL OFLUMP
1
21,523
LIQUID FOR RECEDING GUMS
1
14,848
LOOSE TOOTH
1
2,947
LOWER CHIPED TOOTH
1
18,510
LOWER PLATE
1
19,561
LUGS PLACED IN MOUTH
1
15,100
LUMPS IN MOUTH
1
9,761
MADE A BRIDGE
1
9,770
MADE MOLD FOR PARTIAL
1
2,974
MAJOR REPAIR
1
15,826
MAKE A MOLD OF ALL TEETH
1
8,446
MAKE MOLDS FOR PERMANENT
1
8,654
MEASURED FOR MOUTH GUARD
1
28,000
MODEL OF TEETH
1
2,632
MODELS
1
21,104
MOLAR SORENESS
1
10,024
MOLARS SEALED
1
7,637
MOLD FOR CROWNS
1
13,232
MOLD TAKEN
1
9,268
MOLDS FOR BRACES
1
1,931
MOLDS MADE FOR TEETH
1
11,660
MORE TEETH IMPRESSIONS
1
20,011
MOUTH GAURD
1
14,308
MOUTH GUARD
3
26,699
MOUTH GUARD FITTING
3
26,699
MOUTH PIECE REPAIRED
1
10,968
NEW BRIDGE
1
9,906
NEW IMPRESSION, PROSTH
1
3,875
NIGHT GUARD
6
51,947
NIGHT GUARD IMPRESSION
1
17,683
NIGHT GUARD PICK UP
1
12,680
NIGHTGARD ADJUSTMENT
1
17,683
NITE GUARD/GRINDING
1
23,237
NOTHING
1
21,924
NUMBED A TOOTH
1
7,072
OBTAINED MOUTHGUARD
1
11,601
OCCLUSAL GUARD
3
32,575
OCCLUSAL GUARD MADE
1
10,555
OCCOUSAL GUARD
2
21,317
ORAL RINSE
1
14,706
ORAL SURGEON LOOKED AT SI
1
17,533
ORAL SURGERY
1
7,701
ORTHO FLAT FEE
7
207,477
PACKET REMOVED AND CHG
1
10,019
PAIN IN TOOTH #14
1
16,773
PALATES WORKED ON
1
3,808
PART OF 1ST VISIT HERE
1
13,111
PARTIAL UPPER PLATE
1
4,449
PERIODONTAL RECALL
1
15,856
PERSCRIP REFILL
1
2,403
PHONE CALL
1
3,810
PHONE CALL FOR ADVICE
1
8,956
PHONE CALL FOR SCRIPT
1
9,552
PHONE CALL TO DENTIST
1
9,820
PHONE CALL TO TECHNICIAN
1
6,442
PHONED IN FOR PAIN
1
6,442
PICK UP APPLIANCE
1
18,839
PICK UP BLEACHING TRAYS
1
7,667
PICK UP PARTIAL
1
4,449
PICK UP RESULTS
1
6,426
PICKED UP MOUTH GUARD
1
28,000
PICKED UP RETAINER
1
8,312
PLATE ADJUSTMENT
1
4,262
POCKETS W/MEDICINE2TEETH
1
14,684
PORCELAIN/HIGH NOBLE
1
9,761
POST BUILDUP
1
18,243
POST OP
1
18,824
POST OP VISIT
1
6,975
POST RESIN 2 SURFACES
1
9,761
POST SURGERY
1
15,100
POST SURGERY VISIT
1
15,100
PRE CHECK UP
1
7,701
PREP
5
43,680
PREP FOR CROWN
1
14,033
PREP FOR ORAL SURGERY
1
10,724
PREP OTHER
1
8,561
PRESURGERY VISIT
1
9,588
PROPHYLAXIS
4
62,697
PROSTETHICS
1
12,308
PROSTHETICS
2
28,984
PROSTHODONTIST
1
14,492
PULP VITALITY TESTS
1
9,357
PUT IN FRONT TOOTH GLUED
1
18,852
PUT TOOTH BACK IN
1
7,762
RE SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT
1
10,441
RE-CEMENT CROWN
2
15,503
READJUSTED BITE/FILING
1
11,659
READJUSTMENT
1
13,238
REALIGN BITE
1
8,350
REBASE UPPER PARTIAL
1
15,025
REBUILD TOOTH REPAIR
1
7,717
RECEIVED BRIDGE
1
29,640
RECEMENTED CROWN/CAME OFF
1
9,851
RECHECK
1
11,307
RECONSTRUCTED TEETH/FALL
1
18,129
REFERED TO ORTHODONIA
1
6,765
REFERRAL
1
0
REFERRAL TO DR
1
14,906
REMOVAL OF STITCHES
1
5,477
REMOVE BROKEN TOOTH
1
12,648
REMOVE PACKING
1
10,163
REMOVE PACKING AND REPACK
1
10,163
REMOVE SPACER
1
4,299
REMOVE STITCH
1
10,163
REMOVE STITCHES
3
37,767
REMOVE STITCHES/32 EXTRAC
1
9,040
REMOVE SUTURES
1
15,983
REMOVED STITCHES
1
14,706
REPACK
1
9,474
REPAIR BRIDGE
2
26,843
REPAIR BROKEN TOOTH
2
31,234
REPAIR CRACKED TOOTH
1
9,868
REPAIR DENTURES
1
13,421
REPAIR OF CHIP TOOTH
1
20,308
REPAIR OF TOOTH
1
12,510
REPAIR PARTAIL PLATES
1
1,833
REPAIR PARTIAL PLATES
1
1,833
REPAIR TO CROWNS
1
3,138
REPAIRED BRAKET
1
16,368
REPAIRED BRAKETS
1
16,368
REPAIRED BROKEN TOOTH
1
13,173
REPAIRED CHIPPED TOOTH
2
28,063
REPLACED FILLING (N/C)
1
9,185
RESCHEDULE AN APPT.
1
20,266
RESET LOOSE CROWN
1
11,836
RESIN TOOTH REPAIR
1
12,098
RESTORATION
2
32,170
RESTORATIVE
2
17,762
RESTORATIVE DENTAL
1
8,369
RESURFACE TOOTH
1
7,717
RUBBER BANDS
1
7,784
SAWED OUT PORTION BRIDGE
1
12,957
SCARED
1
4,262
SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT
1
12,682
SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT
1
8,475
SEAL CHIPPED TEETH
1
19,871
SEALED CHIPPED TEETH
2
39,742
SECOND BONE GRAFT
1
18,604
SEED STUCK UNDER GUM
1
17,589
SENSITIVITY TREATMENT
1
17,189
SHAVING TOOTH
1
32,385
SONICARE
1
7,709
SORE TOOTH
1
24,394
SPACE MAINTAINER
1
6,440
SPACE RETAINER
1
4,013
SPACER
1
8,720
SPACER WHERE TOOTH PULLED
1
11,505
SPACERS
2
50,576
SPLINT CHECK UP
2
29,645
SPLINT FOR TMJ
1
7,383
STICHES IN GUMS
1
5,941
STICHES REMOVAL
1
1,076
STICHES REMOVED
1
8,226
STILL LOOKING IMPLANTS
1
13,164
STITCHES INSIDE LIP
1
5,865
STITCHES REMOVED
3
30,413
STITCHES RMVD THT EXTRACT
1
15,110
SURFACE RESIN BASE
1
11,752
SURFACING
1
6,840
SURG PLACE IMPLANT STEEL
1
3,513
SURGERY FOLLOW UP
2
37,248
SUTURE REMOVAL
1
7,784
SWALLOW GUMS CHECKED
1
4,845
SWOLLEN EXTRACTION SIGHT
1
22,151
SWOLLEN FROM \EXTRRACTION
1
22,151
SWOLLEN JAW/BOTH SIDES
1
29,123
TAKE OUT STITCHES
1
3,814
TELEPHONE CALL
1
6,728
TEMP CROWN RESIN
1
12,069
TEMP FILLING FOR CROWN
1
15,652
TEMPORARY CAP
1
7,150
TEMPORARY FILLING
1
16,981
TIGHTEN BRACES
3
69,780
TONGUE INFECTION
1
12,600
TOOK A MOLD
1
10,514
TOOK MOLD
1
13,123
TOOK MOLDS
1
13,181
TOOTH ACHE
1
5,264
TOOTH IMPRESSION
1
5,958
TOOTH PATCHING
1
5,527
TOOTH REPAIR
1
15,497
TOOTH TIGHTEN-ADDED PINS
1
15,673
TOOTHACHE
2
15,310
TREATMENT: TONGUE THRUST
1
9,542
TUMOR REMOVAL
1
0
UNABLE TO DO CROWN
1
3,684
UNDER BITE/BRACES
1
4,013
UNKNOWN DENTAL WORK
1
7,183
UPPER CHIPPED TOOTH
1
11,132
UPPER GUM TREATMENT
1
11,860
VENEER
2
17,033
VIABILITY TEST OF TOOTH
1
3,470
WHITE COVERING ON TOOTH
1
7,802
WHITENING TREATMENT
1
20,266
WIRE REPLACEMENT-RETAINER
1
9,087
WISDOM TEETH PULLED
1
11,653
XRAY MOLARS
1
6,714
TOTAL
28,464
307,057,974


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