Classifications of Cavities

Class I cavity location

Buccal, Lingual, Occlusal

Class I cavities

O, OL, OB, BOL

What class is an OB cavity

Class I

Class II cavity location

Posterior, encroaching into proximal surfaces

Class II cavity abbreviations

MO, DO, MOD, MOB, MOL, DOB, DOL, MOBL, DOBL, MODL, MODBL

What class is a MODB cavity?

Class II

Where is a Class III cavity located?

Interproximal surfaces on anterior teeth

Class III cavities DO NOT INCLUDE what part of the tooth?

The inscisal edge

What class of cavity is M

Class III

What class of cavity are MI, DI, MILF, DILF?

Class IV

Class IV are located where on the tooth?

The interproximal and inscisal edge

What class of cavity is a DI

Class IV

Class V cavities are located where on the tooth?

Smooth surfaces (Lingual, Facial, Buccal) usually close to the gum line (CEJ)

Class V cavities can be in what areas of the mouth?

Anterior and Posterior

Common causes of type V cavities

poor dental hygiene, sugary diet, drug usage

What class of cavity is a La

Class V

What class of cavity is a B

Class V

Where is a class VI cavity located?

Inscisal edge of anterior teeth and cusp tips of posterior teeth

What class could an I cavity fall under

Class VI