Dental index

Your division is fundamentally correct and clinically sound. You've captured the major components required for comprehensive dental documentation. Here's a checklist with minor refinements and additions to ensure it's complete and systematic:

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1. Tooth-Level (Hard Tissue)

You're on point here. Consider these additions:

Restoration Type: amalgam, composite, crown, bridge, temporary

Prosthetics: implants, FPD/RPD involvement

Tooth Status: sound, decayed, missing, filled, impacted, retained

Endodontics: root canal treated (RCT), periapical radiolucency

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1. Oral Cavity Parts (Soft Tissues)

a. Tongue

You’ve covered this well. Also consider:

Fissured, geographic, hairy

Taste sensation

b. Mucosa

Very good. Add:

Linea alba

Fordyce spots

Lichen planus (reticular/erosive)

c. Gingiva

Well done. Optionally include:

Gingival index score

Papillary involvement

Gingival enlargement (drug-induced, idiopathic)

d. Palate

You’ve covered it.

e. Floor of Mouth

All good. Optionally add:

Palpability of salivary glands

Sialography if indicated

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1. Occlusion

Well-structured. Add if needed:

Functional shift

Habits: thumb sucking, tongue thrust, mouth breathing

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) evaluation

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1. Additional Important Areas (if applicable)

a. Salivary Glands

Swelling, tenderness

Duct patency

Dry mouth (xerostomia)

b. Lymph Nodes

Submandibular, submental, cervical

Enlarged/tender/matted

c. Oral Hygiene

Plaque index

Calculus presence

Halitosis

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Optional Format Sections

You could format your records as:

Tooth: 46

• Condition: Caries (occlusal), pain on percussion
• Restoration: None
• Pulp Status: Vital

Tongue

• Coated dorsum, no ulcers

Gingiva

• Generalized bleeding on probing, mild enlargement

Occlusion

• Class I molar, 2 mm overjet, no crossbite

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