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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / October 2005terminology questions
I was going through a sibling's dental record - I found a dentist for her 2 years ago, and made sure that along with payment receipt, she recieved a copy of the work done during each trip made - to help explain her what's been done on which teeth, I came across some terms that I am not familiar anymore (if I ever was) after I stopped accompanying her to the dentist office when all she needed to do for a while was just cleaning while she is wearing a brace (this is doen at an orthodontist office). The terms I would kie to understand are O, OL, BOL, DOBL, AND MODBL. It seems that each alphabet stabds for some procedure. Here are a few examples: Resin, 3+ surf, post-perm (#19 BOL) Palliative (emergency) Resin, 1 surf, post-perm (#12 O) Resin, 3+ surf, post-perm (#14 MODBL) Resin, 3+ surf, post-perm (#15 DOBL) Resin, 2surf, post-perm (#2 OL) I understand that some of the fillings were things that other dentists would noy=t coinsider cavity and wouldn't do the filling; I found that out about this doctor only when I myself went to him for routine cleaning. He was telling me about cavities and so I said how come my previous dentist (from another state) never told me those cavities. Only then I realized why he touched almost all of my sister's teeth. Anyway, I'd really appreciate if any of you can explain to me what each alphabet stands for and what "palliative" was. Thanks. O = occlusal (top or biting surface) L = lingual (tongue side) B = buccal (cheek side) M = mesial (front side) D = distal (back side) A BOL on #19 means a filling was placed on the lower left first molar and involved the cheek, biting, and front portions of the tooth. The palliative care is anything to get patient out of pain. If someone comes in and you adjust their bite because it is uncomfortable, or help them dislodge a piece of popcorn lodged deeply in their gum, or medicate them for a tooth related problem....it would be considered palliative care. Impossible to know what it was in your case. T > I was going through a sibling's dental record - I found a dentist for > her 2 years ago, and made sure that along with payment receipt, she [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > alphabet stands for and what "palliative" was. > Thanks. Amanda, maybe the question isn't why that dentist diagnosed so many cavaties. but real question is why your old dentists didn't bother to treat those cavities. You should thank your dentist for finding those cavaties before it becomes big and needing rootcanals. >Amanda, maybe the question isn't why that dentist diagnosed so many >cavaties. but real question is why your old dentists didn't bother to >treat those cavities. You should thank your dentist for finding those >cavaties before it becomes big and needing rootcanals. Yup, within reason, yup. > Amanda, maybe the question isn't why that dentist diagnosed so many > cavaties. but real question is why your old dentists didn't bother to > treat those cavities. You should thank your dentist for finding those > cavaties before it becomes big and needing rootcanals. I personally wouldn't assume either is right or wrong. To my mind, a sudden change in dental fortune when changing dentists calls for another opinion. Steve  Signature{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Arial;}} {\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.15.1507;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 Remove "nospam" to reply\par } Couldn't agree more. Dartos > > Amanda, maybe the question isn't why that dentist diagnosed so many > > cavaties. but real question is why your old dentists didn't bother to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > sudden change in dental fortune when changing dentists calls for another > opinion. I changed detist only because I moved to another state. > Steve > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > "nospam" to reply\par > } > I changed detist only because I moved to another state. Right. I didn't mean to imply that there was anything wrong with the first dentist. We don't know if the first dentist was watching questionable cavities, or missing them, or doing everything right. We also don't know if the second dentist is over-diagnosing. Hence, another consultation is in order. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 >> Amanda, maybe the question isn't why that dentist diagnosed so many >> cavaties. but real question is why your old dentists didn't bother to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Steve OK, your momma dresses you funny. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >>>Amanda, maybe the question isn't why that dentist diagnosed so many >>>cavaties. but real question is why your old dentists didn't bother to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > OK, your momma dresses you funny. I think Dangerfield's version was, "My doctor says I'm crazy. I said I want a second opinion. He said 'OK, you're ugly too!'" Steve > -- > > W_B > Take out the G'RBAGE > wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 >>>>Amanda, maybe the question isn't why that dentist diagnosed so many >>>>cavaties. but real question is why your old dentists didn't bother to [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >Steve >> -- I miss Dangerfield. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > Amanda, maybe the question isn't why that dentist diagnosed so many > cavaties. but real question is why your old dentists didn't bother to > treat those cavities. You should thank your dentist for finding those > cavaties before it becomes big and needing rootcanals. Thanks for the suggestion. I thought that I mentioned that I moved to this state and found the dentist for my sister (because she was so incompetent finding a good one on her own) ad later use that dentist for myself also. >O = occlusal (top or biting surface) > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >D = distal (back side) Not bad, but can be confused. By me the back side of the front tooth is the lingual. >A BOL on #19 means a filling was placed on the lower left first molar and >involved the cheek, biting, and front portions of the tooth. [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> alphabet stands for and what "palliative" was. >> Thanks. >I was going through a sibling's dental record - I found a dentist for >her 2 years ago, and made sure that along with payment receipt, she [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >The terms I would kie to understand are O, OL, BOL, DOBL, AND MODBL. It >seems that each alphabet stabds for some procedure. I did not know what this meant either so I asked Howard Farran at DentalTown and he would not tell me because that is the password for sneaking onto his site! O means occlusal L means LINGUAL, literally tongue in Latin, Lingua Franca, linguini, etc. B means buccal, or cheek as is osso bucco, buccinator, bucca M means mesial or its closly related term medial, as in median strip of a highway or "towards the middle." The middle is the midline of the body the line that runs from head to toe and right through the two front teeth. It divides the body into two largely similar pieces left and right. D means distal or away from the midline, like the word distant, distance, etc. One more is F that we use interchageably with B as there is no cheek in the front. So F means facial. >Here are a few examples: >Resin, 3+ surf, post-perm (#19 BOL) [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >previous dentist (from another state) never told me those cavities. >Only then I realized why he touched almost all of my sister's teeth. Touched means what? >Anyway, I'd really appreciate if any of you can explain to me what each >alphabet stands for and what "palliative" was. >Thanks. Palliation is ........... Wait a minute here is WordWeb. Easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious I always install WordWeb on every computer. Why? I often get stuck. Here is an example: A review of the new Charlize Theron film said, dishwater mullet. ANYBODY know what that means? Joel I had to look it up. JME said: One more is F that we use interchageably with B as there is no cheek in the front. So F means facial. ------- One more is "Inc" or "I" for incisal, as in the incisal third or incisal edge. Re Charlie Theron film: can't help. Don't know who CT is. Gotta get back to the PB 145. CYA¸ SP [..] > Touched means what? He fills cavity in almost every tooth which i later ound ou wasnot considered cavity by other dentisist. He wants to do the same on me - my former dentist at my previous resident state didn't tell me that I needed those - and I am not allowing this dentist. He is pressuring me and so I am changing the dentist and my sister might too. > >Anyway, I'd really appreciate if any of you can explain to me what each > >alphabet stands for and what "palliative" was. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > I had to look it up. >>The terms I would kie to understand are O, OL, BOL, DOBL, AND MODBL. It >>seems that each alphabet stabds for some procedure. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >One more is F that we use interchageably with B as there is no cheek >in the front. So F means facial. But mesial is not always medial. We are talking about an arch. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >I was going through a sibling's dental record - What law firm do you work at ? Signature/ Amatus / >I was going through a sibling's dental record - I found a dentist for > her 2 years ago, and made sure that along with payment receipt, she [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > alphabet stands for and what "palliative" was. > Thanks. >>I was going through a sibling's dental record - > >What law firm do you work at ? Dewey, Cheatam, & Howe ? -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com |
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