Dental Charting Terminology

Front 1

Abrasion

Back 1

Pathological wearing away of dental hard tissues by friction

Front 2

Abscess

Back 2

Localized area of the pus formed at the apex of the root tip

Front 3

Abutment

Back 3

A tooth, a root or an implant used for the retention of a fixed or removable prosthesis

Front 4

Amalgam

Back 4

An alloy, which is mixed with mercury to form a restorative material

Front 5

Attrition

Back 5

Loss of tooth structure as a result of wear

Front 6

Bifurcation

Back 6

The anatomic area in a two-rooted tooth where the roots divide

Front 7

Bridge

Back 7

A fixed prosthetic device consisting of artificial teeth that are supported by attaching them to an abutment

Front 8

Crown

Back 8

A cast restoration that covers the entire anatomic crown of the tooth

Front 9

Decay

Back 9

An infectious disease that progressively destroys tooth structure/Hole in the tooth

Front 10

Drifting Tooth

Back 10

A tooth moving to fill in space where tooth is missing

Front 11

Erosion

Back 11

The superficial wearing away of tooth substance, does not involve bacteria

Front 12

Eruption

Back 12

The migration of a tooth into functional position in the oral cavity(over-erupted & under -erupted)

Front 13

Extraction

Back 13

A tooth that is to be removed

Front 14

Fracture

Back 14

A tooth that is cracked

Front 15

Impactation

Back 15

Remaining un-erupted in the Alveolus beyond the time at which a tooth should normally be erupted

Front 16

Incomplete Root canal

Back 16

A root canal that has not been completed

Front 17

Inlay

Back 17

A cast restoration designed to restore one, two or three surfaces of the prepared tooth; Inside the cusp

Front 18

Missing Tooth

Back 18

A tooth that is not present in the oral cavity

Front 19

Mobility

Back 19

Movement of a tooth within the socket

Front 20

Onlay

Back 20

A cast restoration designed to restore the occlusal and some proximal surfaces of a posterior teeth; On the cusp

Front 21

Overhang

Back 21

A projection of restorative material on Mesial or distal surface of a tooth

Front 22

Periodontal Pockets

Back 22

A pathological formation created when the depth of the gingival sulcus exceeds 3 mm

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Pontic

Back 23

An artificial tooth that replaces a missing natural tooth

Front 24

Porcelain

Back 24

A restorative material made in lab

Front 25

Recession

Back 25

Loss of part or all of gingiva over the root of the tooth

Front 26

Restoration (Filling)

Back 26

A material used to fill a cavity (i.e., Amalgam)

Front 27

Root Canal Treatment

Back 27

Pulp has been removed from pulp chamber as well as the radicular pulp area

This area is then filled with restorative material

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Rotation

Back 28

The force of moving a tooth to left or right in its socket

Front 29

Tipped

Back 29

A tooth that as moved in a certain direction

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Trifurcation

Back 30

The area in a three-rooted tooth where the root divides