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Dental Abbr/classes
Dental Abbreviations/ Classifications
Term | Definition |
---|---|
CRN | crown |
PRN | as needed |
RUC | restoration under crown |
Bid | twice a day |
Q | every |
h | hour |
TID | three times a day |
QD | every day |
QID | four times a day |
RCT | root canal |
Ext | extraction |
CEJ | cementoenamel junction |
"c" | composite |
"a" | amalgam |
TMJ | tempromandibular joint |
Post-op | after surgery |
Pre-op | before surgery |
TX | treatment |
Pt | patient |
NT | next time |
APX | adult prophy |
CPX | child prophy |
eval | evaluation |
Carp | carpal |
SRP | scaling & root planing |
w/ | with |
hs | at night |
flg | filling |
ant | anterior |
post | posterior |
PCN | penicillin |
& | and |
M | mesial |
D | distal |
B | buccal |
I | incisal |
Occl | occlusal |
MOD | mesial occlusal distal |
FIL | facial incisal lingual |
L | lingual |
BM | buccal mesial |
MIDLF | mesial incisal distal lingual facial |
Clinda | clindamycin |
Amoxil | amoxicillin |
epi | epinephrine |
BP | blood pressure |
BPM | beats per minute |
adj | adjustment |
max | maxillary |
mand | mandibular |
part | partial |
dent | denture |
RX | prescription |
EX | example |
RE | regards to |
endo | endodontics |
ortho | orthodontics |
Class I | pits & fissures of the occlusal 1/3 |
Class II | proximal surface of molars & premolars |
Class III | proximal surfaces of central/lateral incisors & cuspids |
Class IV | Proximal including incisal edges/angles of anterior teeth |
Class V | gingival third of the facial/buccal, lingual surface of teeth |
Class VI | affects cusp tips |
HIPAA | health insurance portability accountability act |
PA | periapical x-ray |
BWX | bitewing x-ray |
flx | fluoride |
CE | continuing education |