1. The CDT Code: What It Is and How To Use It
Section 1 The CDT Code: What It Is and How to Use It A Brief History The CDT Code was first published in 1969 as the “Uniform Code on Dental…
D0100 – D0999 Diagnostic
Chapter 1. D0100 – D0999 Diagnostic By Mark Mihalo, D.D.S. Introduction Could you imagine doing a crown prep without a high speed handpiece? Sixty years ago this was the norm,…
D9000 – D9999 Adjunctive General Services
Chapter 12. D9000 – D9999 Adjunctive General Services By Patti DiGangi, R.D.H., B.S. Introduction “Adjunctive” refers to any treatment or service that is provided in conjunction with another to increase…
D8000 – D8999 Orthodontics
Chapter 11. D8000 – D8999 Orthodontics By Stephen Robirds, D.D.S. Introduction The total number of codes in the Orthodontics category of service is fewer than most other categories. For example,…
D7000 – D7999 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Chapter 10. D7000 – D7999 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery By Steven I. Snyder, D.D.S. Introduction Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a broad area. It encompasses not only the discipline of…
D6200 – D6999 Prosthodontics, Fixed
Chapter 9. D6200 – D6999 Prosthodontics, Fixed By Teresa Duncan, M.S. Introduction Fixed prosthodontics replace missing teeth using fabricated materials that are cemented into onto existing natural teeth or roots….
D5900 – D5999 Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Chapter 7. D5900 – D5999 Maxillofacial Prosthetics By Terri Bradley Introduction The CDT Code’s Maxillofacial Prosthodontics category of service is a very unique section where the majority of the codes…
D5000 – D5899 Prosthodontics, Removable
Chapter 6. D5000 – D5899 Prosthodontics, Removable By Terry Kelly, D.M.D. Introduction The Removable Prosthodontics category of service describes procedures which replace missing dentition in partially or completely edentulous patients….
D4000 – D4999 Periodontics
Chapter 5. D4000 – D4999 Periodontics By Marie Schweinebraten, D.D.S. and Robert Rives, D.D.S. Introduction Periodontal treatment has seen many changes over the last decade. For example, different types of…
D3000 – D3999 Endodontics
Chapter 4. D3000 – D3999 Endodontics By Kenneth Wiltbank, D.D.S. Introduction Endodontics utilizes the 3000 section of the CDT Code. These codes concern procedures related to maintenance of the pulp,…
D1000 – D1999 Preventive
Chapter 2. D1000 – D1999 Preventive By Paul Bornstein, D.M.D. Introduction The topic of preventive dentistry is unique in that it really intermixes with many other categories of service. To…
D2000 – D2999 Restorative
Chapter 3. D2000 – D2999 Restorative By Ronald Riggins, D.M.D. Introduction Restorative codes represent the majority of dental procedures done in a general dental practice on a day-to-day basis. Selection…
Engineering in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: From Lab to Clinics
Fig. 9.1 Classical triad of tissue engineering: cells, supporting scaffold and growth factors Fig. 9.2 Current concept of tissue engineering . The cells communicate with its environment with structural, physical,…
Biomaterials: From Lab to Clinics
Property Co-Cr Ti Au GC Al2O3 YZP PFR FRC Isotropicity + + + + + + + +/− Anisotropicity − − − − − − − +/− Toughness − +/−…
Research in Sjögren’s Syndrome
Criterion AECGa ACRa ACR/EULARa Subjective Sicca eye + − Entryb Sicca mouth + − Entryb Objective Ocular signs: Schirmer’s test +…
Remedies for Oral Mucosal Diseases
Fig. 12.1 Healing of aphthous ulcers on the upper labial mucosa following 2 days of treatment with locally applied doxycycline gel (see Ref. 8). The gel was applied to the ulcer…
Secrets of Jönköping: Why Do Most 80-Year-Olds Have More Than 20 Remaining Teeth, and Why Are There Very Few Edentulous?
Fig. 11.1 Frequency (%) of children and adolescents without caries and restorations in 1973, 1983, 1993, 2003, and 2013 11.2.2 Periodontitis and Gingivitis Between 1983 and 2013, there was a…
Cross-Disciplinary Research Has Increased Our Understanding of Oral Mucosal Diseases
Fig. 2.1 The classical cycle of investigation, hypothesis and experimentation in clinical research 2.2 What Is Research in Medical and Dental Schools? It can be argued that research in dental…
Oral Health Research Implants and Bone Regeneration
Fig. 6.1 Immediate implant placement protocol which includes (a) and (b) careful and atraumatic tooth extraction; (c) flapless implant placement in the ideal prosthetically driven position; (d) placement of a…
in Biomedical Research
Fig. 13.1 Hippocrates 460–377 BC Fig. 13.2 Main steps for attaining permit(s) for scientific investigation. In life sciences approval by ethical committee has a central role The need for something broader…
