Dental Abbreviations

"X" "I"

Missing

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drifted distal

drifted mesial

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diastema

lidocaine

lido

septocaine

septo

epinephrine

epi

anesthesia/anesthetic

anes

carpule

carp

before meals

ac

before noon

AM

twice a day

bid

as needed

prn

by mouth

po

pre-medicated

premed

PENicillin

PEN

AMOXicillin

AMOX

IBUPROFEN

IBF

Vicodin

Vic

Prescriptions

Rx

Nitrous oxide

N2O

Oxygen

O2

Mesial

M

Distal

D

Occlusal

O/Occl

Lingual

L/Ling

Buccal

B

Incisal

I/Inc

Facial

F

mesiodistal

MD

mesiolingual

ML

mesiobuccal

MB

mesioocclusal

MO

mesial occlusal distal

MOD

mesioincisal

MI

Distolingual

DL

Distobuccal

DB

Disto oclussal

DO

distal buccal groove

DBG

Amalgram

A/amg

Composite

C/comp

Abfraction

abf

decay

DK

Acid etchant

Etch

Porcelain fused to metal

PFM

Crown

Cr

Porcelain

Porc

Zirconia

Zirc/zir

Ceramic

Cer

Inlay

IN

Onlay

ON

Full gold crown

FGC

Build up

B/U

Porcelain crown

PCR

Bridge

Bri

Pontic

Pon

Abutment

Abut

Maryland bridge

MLD

Veneer

Ven

Stainless steel crown

ssc

temporary/provisional

temp/prov

impression

imp

Diastema

dias

Fracture

Fx

Open contact

OC

Crown lengthening

CL

Full upper denture

FUD

Full lower denture

FLD

Partial upper denture

PUD

Partial Lower Denture

PLD

Reline

rel

Edentulous (w/o teeth)

eden

Implant

IMP

Bone level

BL

Tissue level

TL

Screw Retained Crown

SRC

Implant over denture

OVD

Implant bar over denture

IBOD

Bone graft

BG

Extraction

ext

Surgical extraction

surg ext

lesion

les

intravenous

IV

Oral surgery

OS

Alveolectomy

Alvect/alvy/alv

Oral squamous cell carcinoma

OSCC

suture

sut

Post-operative

Post-op

endodontics

endo

Clean out

c/o

open and medicate

o/m

open and drain

o/d

pulp cap

pc

pulpotomy

pulp

direct pulp cap

dpc

paper points

ppt

gutta percha

gp

control tooth

cx

percussion

perc

palpation

palp