Emergencies & Records - Charting Reference Guide

Question 1

Missing Tooth

Answer 1

X over all surfaces in BLACK/BLUE

for missing tooth, not present or congenitally missing

Question 2

Impacted or Unerupted tooth

Answer 2

Circle all surfaces in RED

Question 3

Tooth to be extracted

Answer 3

charted as either a RED diagonal line over all surfaces (or as two parallel lines through the tooth)

Question 4

Class 1 Caries / Restoration

Answer 4

(posterior occlusal, anterior lingual)
-Chart in RED if it is to be completed (solid fill for amalgam, outlined if composite) on occlusal surface

• chart in BLUE/BLACK once completed

Question 5

Class 2 Caries / Restoration

Answer 5

(posterior involving interproximal)
-Chart in RED if it is to completed (solid fill for amalgam, outlined if composite)

• chart in BLUE/BLACK once completed

Question 6

Class 3 Caries / Restoration

Answer 6

(anterior tooth no incisal edge)
-Chart in RED if it is to completed (solid fill for amalgam, outlined if composite)

• chart in BLUE/BLACK once completed

Question 7

Class 4 Caries / Restoration

Answer 7

(anterior tooth with incisal edge)
- Chart in RED if it so be completed (solid fill for amalgam, outlined if composite)
- chart in BLUE/BLACK once completed

Question 8

Class 5 Caries / Restoration

Answer 8

(cervical 1/3 of facial surface)
-Chart in RED if it is to completed (solid fill for amalgam, outlined if composite)

• chart in BLUE/BLACK once completed

Question 9

Recurrent Decay

Answer 9

Outline existing restoration in RED

Question 10

Sealant

Answer 10

-Charted in RED with “S” placed on occlusal surface when treatment is planned

-Chart in BLUE/BLACK once completed

Question 11

Periapical Abscess

Answer 11

-charted in RED to indicate infection

• circle outline at tip of tooth root on facial surface

Question 12

Root Canal

Answer 12

-Single line down root of tooth (all surfaces)

-RED if it is to be completed, BLACK/BLUE once done

Question 13

Veneer

Answer 13

-Outline Facial ONLY

-Charted in RED to be completed
-Charted in BLUE/BLACK once completed

Question 14

Inlay

Answer 14

On occlusal surface

Outline in Red if to be completed
-Outline in BLUE/BLACK once completed

-FILLED IN WITH DIAGONAL LINES IF USING GOLD

Question 15

Onlay

Answer 15

On occlusal surface on top of facial surface

-Outlined in RED if to be completed
-Outlined in BLUE/BLACK once completed

*FILLED IN WITH DIAGONAL LINES IF USING GOLD

Question 16

PFM/Porcelain Crown

Answer 16

-ALL surfaces outlined, diagonal lines on lingual surface only for PFM, outline only for porcelain

• Charted in Red if to be done
  -Charted in blue/black once completed

Question 17

Gold Crown

Answer 17

-All surfaces outlined and filled in with diagonal lines

(RED to be done, BLUE/BLACK once completed)

Question 18

Stainless Steel Crown

Answer 18

-“SS” on occlusal surface

(RED to be done, BLUE/BLACK once completed)

Question 19

Post and Core

Answer 19

“Key Shape” on cervical 1/3 of lingual surface and onto root

(RED to be done, BLUE/BLACK once completed)

Question 20

Fixed Bridge

Answer 20

Outlined with diagonal lines on lingual surface for PFM, diagonal lines on all surfaces for GOLD and outlined only for PORCELAIN

(RED to be done, BLUE/BLACK once completed)

Question 21

Implant

Answer 21

Horizontal lines on root of all surfaces

(RED to be done, BLUE/BLACK once completed)

Question 22

Rotated Tooth

Answer 22

-Charted in RED, arrow is drawn in the direction of the rotation - above tip of root tooth buccal surface

Question 23

Gingival Hyperplasia

Answer 23

• Charted in RED, drawn on the tooth to depict the level of the gingival tissue

Question 24

Abrasion

Answer 24

• Charted in RED with double straight lines on cervical 1/3 of tooth

Question 25

Drifting

Answer 25

-Charted in RED, an arrow is placed in the direction in which the tooth is drifting (arrow below tip of root on facial surface)

Question 26

Diastema

Answer 26

-Charted in RED with 2 vertical lines between the teeth

Question 27

Fractured Tooth/Root

Answer 27

Charted in RED where the fracture occurred

Question 28

Denture

Answer 28

-Charted in RED if to be completed -Charted in BLUE/BLACK if already fabricated

Question 29

Furcation

Answer 29

Charted in RED -Triangle at crotch of tooth Class 1 = ^ Class 2 = outlined triangle Class 3 = filled in triangle

Question 30

Recession

Answer 30

-Charted in RED as a curved line on the tooth Measurement recorded beside tooth in MM

Question 31

Probing Depths

Answer 31

- recorded in blue or black ink for pockets under 3mm and under in depth. Any pocket 4mm or over is recorded in RED

Question 32

Bleeding points

Answer 32

If bleeding is noted during probing, it is noted with a RED dot above the measurement

Question 33

Suppuration (pus)

Answer 33

Noted as RED encircled dot

Question 34

Mobility

Answer 34

Recorded in RED in Roman Numerals above or below the root of the tooth N=normal 1=slight mobility, greater than normal 2=moderate mobility, greater than 1mm of displacement 3= severe mobility, tooth moves vertically and is depressible in the tooth socket (Robinson, 2024). Mobility can be charted at the root of the tooth or there may be a specific line on the periodontal chart.