Dental charting

Zigmondy Palmer Notation

1-8 system

upper left 5

lower right 8

upper right 3

lower left one

Alpha-numeric notation

UR 1-8, UL 1-8, LR 1-8, LL 1-8

FDI Notation

1,2,3,4 1-8

What order should you complete dental charting

URQ, ULQ, LLQ, LRQ

Tooth 11

Upper right 1

Tooth 34

Lower left 4

Tooth 45

Lower right 5

Tooth 27

Upper right 7

Caries on occlusal surface

Caries on medial and occlusal surface

caries on medial, occlusal, distal surfaces

filling on occlusal surface

filling on mesial and occlusal surface

filling on mesial, occlusal, distal surface

Secondary caries around existing restoration

full gold crown

porcelain fused to metal

ceramic

partial gold filling

bridge

What does ab mean if written on dental charting?

* Abutment = the remaining tooth which is supporting the bridge

What does Po mean if written on dental chart

* Pontic = the prosthetic (‘fake’) tooth

total missing tooth

tooth missing, space closed

tooth due to be extracted

tooth recently extracted

partially erupted tooth

fissure sealant

tooth surface loss

rotated tooth

fractured tooth/restoration

retained root

1 - B

2 - O

3 - P

4 - D

5 - M

6 - B

7 - O

8 - P

9 - M

10 - D

11 - L

12 - O

13 - B

14 - D

15 - M

16 - L

17 - O

18 - B

19 - M

20 - D

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