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Generated Narrative: CodeSystem FDI-surface

Last updated: 2020-04-09 21:10:28+0000

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This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/FDI-surface defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition
M | Mesial | The surface of a tooth that is closest to the midline (middle) of the face.
O | Occlusal | The chewing surface of posterior teeth.
I | Incisal | The biting edge of anterior teeth.
D | Distal | The surface of a tooth that faces away from the midline of the face.
B | Buccal | The surface of a posterior tooth facing the cheeks.
V | Ventral | The surface of a tooth facing the lips.
L | Lingual | The surface of a tooth facing the tongue.
MO | Mesioclusal | The Mesioclusal surfaces of a tooth.
DO | Distoclusal | The Distoclusal surfaces of a tooth.
DI | Distoincisal | The Distoincisal surfaces of a tooth.
MOD | Mesioclusodistal | The Mesioclusodistal surfaces of a tooth.

# description
This value set includes a smattering of FDI tooth surface codes.

# copyright
This material derives from the HL7 Terminology (THO). THO is copyright ©1989+ Health Level Seven International and is made available under the CC0 designation. For more licensing information see: https://terminology.hl7.org/license.html

# concept[].definition
The surface of a tooth that is closest to the midline (middle) of the face.

# concept[].definition
The surface of a tooth that faces away from the midline of the face.

# concept[].definition
The surface of a posterior tooth facing the cheeks.

# concept[].definition
The surface of a tooth facing the tongue.

# concept[].definition
The Mesioclusodistal surfaces of a tooth.