Dental Charting Flashcards

Dental Charting Procedures

• Existing restorations and conditions are marked with a blue pencil.
• Conditions requiring treatment are designated with a red pencil.
• Temporary restorations are indicated using a black pencil.
• Documentation is recorded in black ink.

Specific Tooth Conditions and Charting

• For tooth #1 not clinically present, draw a blue X over the entire tooth.
• An MODBL amalgam on tooth #2 is outlined and solidly filled in blue.
• Temporary restoration on the occlusal surface of tooth #3 is outlined in black, labeled "temp."
• Tooth #4 needing a dental sealant is marked with a red "S" on the occlusal surface.
• For a porcelain fused to metal crown on tooth #5, outline in blue and indicate metal with a solid blue line on the lingual surface.

Extractions and Special Cases

• Tooth #6 requiring extraction is marked with a red "/."
• A supernumerary tooth between #6 and #7 is represented in blue.
• A porcelain veneer on tooth #7 is outlined in blue on the facial and incisal surfaces.
• An ML composite restoration on tooth #8 is outlined in blue without solid filling.

Dental Bridges and Sealants

• For an all-porcelain bridge involving teeth #9-11, outline in blue; mark missing tooth #10 with a blue X over the roots.
• Dental sealant on tooth #12 is indicated with a blue "S."

Dental Decays and Restoration Details

• An MO amalgam with recurrent decay on tooth #13 is outlined and marked in red.
• A full metal gold crown on tooth #14 receives a blue outline with diagonal lines filled in blue.
• For a DO composite on tooth #15, outline in blue without solid filling.

Additional Tooth Conditions

• Partially erupted tooth #16 is marked with "PE" in blue.
• Tooth #17 with root remnants is marked with a red X and labeled "RR."
• Outline surfaces of tooth #18 with blue diagonal lines for a three-quarter gold crown.
• For tooth #19 with a root canal and post/core, outline each canal in blue.

Further Conditions and Notes

• Tooth #20 with DO decay is filled in red to indicate affected surfaces.
• Class V buccal composite restoration on tooth #21 is outlined in blue without solid filling.
• Tooth #22's DL amalgam is colored in blue.
• A diastema between teeth #22-23 is represented with blue parallel lines.
• An implant on tooth #23 is marked with horizontal lines and outlined in blue.

Abscesses, Fractures, and Extractions

• An abscess on tooth #24 is indicated by a red circle around the root apex.
• A fracture on tooth #25 is shown with a jagged red line.
• Tooth #26 extraction is marked with a blue X.
• Tooth #27 drifting mesially is indicated with a blue arrow showing direction.
• An occlusal gold inlay on tooth #28 is outlined in blue with diagonal lines.

Restorative Notes

• An MOD amalgam with mesial and distal overhang on tooth #29 is charted in blue with red markers.
• Tooth #30 with a stainless steel crown is outlined and filled in blue with "SSC" written in blue.
• Tooth #31 with MOD amalgam restoration is outlined and filled in blue.
• An impacted tooth #32 is circled entirely in red.

Test your knowledge of dental charting terminology with these flashcards. Each card highlights different colors used in dental charting practices, detailing what each color represents. Perfect for dental students or professionals looking to brush up on their charting skills.