UNIT 10 DENTAL SERVICES

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UNIT 10 - DENTAL SERVICES
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Unit 10 - Dental Services

• I. Teeth
• A. Four types of teeth
• 1. Incisors
• a.
• b.
• c.
• d.
• e.

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• 2. Cuspids
• a.
• b.
• c.
• d.
• 3. Bicuspids
• a.
• b.
• c.

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• 4. Molars
• a.
• b.
• c.
• B. Identifying teeth - see handout 111
• 1. Primary or deciduous teeth (20)
• a. Maxillary - upper jaw
• 1. Central incisors -
• 2. Lateral incisors -
• 3. Cuspids -
• 4. First molars -
• 5. Second molars -

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• b. Mandibular - lower jaw
• 1.
• c. Notes
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4

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• 2. Secondary or permanent teeth (32)
• a. Maxillary
• 1. Central incisors -
• 2. Lateral incisors -
• 3. Cuspids -
• 4. Bicuspids -
• 5. First molar -
• 6. Second molar -
• 7. Third molar (wisdom) -
• b. Mandibular -
• c. Notes
• 1.
• 2.

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• C. Universal method of identifying teeth
• 1. Primary or deciduous teeth - use
• 2. Secondary or permanent teeth - use

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• D. Identifying the surfaces of teeth
• 1. Anterior vs posterior teeth
• a. Anterior - toward the front
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• b. Posterior - toward the back
• 1.
• 2.

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• 2. Sections of the teeth
• a. Crown -
• b. Root -
• 3. Surfaces of anterior teeth
• a. Labial -
• b. Lingual -
• c. Incisal -
• d. Mesial -
• e. Distal -

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• 4. Surfaces of posterior teeth
• a. Buccal -
• b. Lingual -
• c. Occlusal -
• d. Mesial -
• f. Distal -

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• II. Patient charts - refer to handout 123
• A. Sections
• 1. Section A - 2. Section B -
• 3. Section C -
• B. Charting area
• 1. Two views of the teeth
• 2. Max vs Man

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• 3. Markings shown only on back view
• a.
• b.
• 4. Markings shown only on front view
• a.
• b.
• 5. Markings shown on both views
• a.
• b.
• c.

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• 6. Examples
• a. Occlusal -
• b. Incisal -
• c. Buccal -
• d. Labial -
• e. Mesial -
• f. Distal -

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• C. Charting conditions on the teeth - refer
• to handout 125
• 1. Carious lesion or tooth decay (show on
  correct view)
• a. Occlusal -
• b. Buccal -
• c. Lingual -
• d. Labial -
• e. Distal -
• f. Incisal -

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• 2. Amalgam restoration - silver filling\
• (show on correct view)
• a. Ex.
• 3. Esthetic restoration - composite or
• silicate (show on correct view)
• a. Ex.
• 4. Missing tooth (show on both front
• and back view)
• a. Ex.

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• 5. Tooth to be extracted (show on front
• and back view)
• a. Ex.
• 6. Tooth that was extracted (show on
• front and back view)
• a. Ex.
• 7. Tooth is impacted (circle both front
• and back view)
• a. Ex.

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• 8. Tooth needs a root canal (show on
• both front and back)
• a. Ex.
• 9. Tooth with completed root canal
• (through both views)
• a. Ex.
• 10. Gold crown (show on both views)
• a. Ex.
• 11. Porcelain crown (show on both views)
• a. Ex.
• 12. Fracture (show on tooth how fractured)
• a. Ex.

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• D. Treatment Rendered
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4. Common abbreviations
• a. AM or AMAL -
• b. BWXR -
• c. Cr or Cn -
• d. Ex or Clin Ex -
• e. Ext -

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• f. FMXR -
• g. Imp -
• h. Pro or Prophy -
• i. RCT or ENDO -
• j. COM or COMP -
• 5. Ex
• Date No Description
• 2/10 Ex, Pro, FMXR
• 3/1 23 AM
• 5/6 7 Ext

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• III. Dental instruments
• A. Mouth mirror -
• B. Explorer -
• C. Pliers -
• D. Scalers -
• E. Excavators -
• F. Bone chisel and mallet -
• G. Root elevator -

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• H. Gingival margin trimmer -
• I. Sample burnisher -
• J. Sample surgical forceps -
• K. Amalgam carrier -
• L. Amalgam carver -
• M. Hollenback carver -
• N. Condensor-plugger -
• O. Matrix retainer and band -
• P. Root tip pick -
• Q. Sample filling instrument -