Which color should be used to chart a dental condition that requires treatment?
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Which color should be used to chart a dental condition that requires treatment?
This visual notation makes it easier to review the patient’s dental status each time the patient is seen in the dental office. How does color coding work on a chart? (Black or blue symbols indicate completed dental work. Red symbols indicate treatment that needs to be completed during future dental appointments.)
On which tooth would a Class III cavity classification?
Class III: Cavity on proximal surfaces of incisors and canines that do not involve the incisal angle (Class III corresponds to surfaces of an anterior tooth you cannot see clinically)
Which instrument does the dentist often used to retract soft tissue during an oral examination?
Retractors – used to retract the cheek, tongue and lips to better view the teeth during a dental procedure.
Which examination technique relies primarily upon sense of touch?
Palpation: The nurse performs a complete breast examination using the finger tips to determine if any lumps are felt.
What does blue mean in dentistry?
This filter will colorize the natural tooth restoration graphics. Green = Initial treatment. Blue = Treatment charted to patient history. Red = Treatment plan.
What does the color red indicate in dental charting?
Charting digitally also means we can use colours to highlight the status of treatment, in this case it is blue for treatment completed and red for caries/ treatment to be completed.
What does it mean when a dentist says Class 1?
Class 1: Class I is a normal relationship between the upper teeth, lower teeth and jaws or balanced bite. Class II: Class II is where the lower first molar is posterior (or more towards the back of the mouth) than the upper first molar.
What is a Class 5 tooth?
Class V lesions occur on the cervical 1/3 of the labial surfaces of incisors and canines; and on the buccal and lingual surfaces of premolars and molars. They take place under two case scenarios; through the formation of caries or through the loss of tooth substance due to abrasion/erosion.
What is an intraoral examination?
The intraoral soft tissue examination includes checking the soft tissues of the mouth, the throat, the tongue and the gums. Lips and labial mucosa. The clinician will begin by examining the lips and the mucosa inside the lips called the labial mucosa. The labial mucosa will be examined by gently turning the lip out.
What is intraoral and extraoral examination?
The Extraoral Head and neck Soft Tissue examination: focuses on the head and neck. The Intraoral soft tissue examination: determines if the soft tissue is within normal limits (WNL)
Which techniques can the nurse use for collecting patient assessment data?
A structured physical examination allows the nurse to obtain a complete assessment of the patient. Observation/inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation are techniques used to gather information.
What does a GREY tooth mean?
When a single tooth changes to become grey in color, you may have a condition known as a necrotic pulp. The pulp is the collection of nerves and blood vessels residing within the hollow chamber of each tooth. It is this pulp tissue that “dies” and most often causes color changes.
Can a GREY tooth turn white again?
What to expect if a tooth turns gray. Gray teeth may not go back to their original color unless they’re treated with whitening agents. If you don’t get the results you want from at-home treatment, your dentist may recommend in-office bleaching or veneers.
What does blue mean at the dentist?
The Tooth Chart has an optional Red-Green-Blue color scheme that can be applied. This filter will colorize the natural tooth restoration graphics. Green = Initial treatment. Blue = Treatment charted to patient history.
What does blue mean on a dental chart?
Missing tooth (extracted or clinically missing) Blue X through the whole crown and root. Unerupted Tooth.
What is a Class 6 cavity?
Class VI cavities Class VI lesions occur on incisal surfaces of anterior teeth and cusp tips of canines, premolars and molars due to attrition. Typically the lesion will have the appearance of a worn down central dentin island surrounded with ragged enamel periphery.
