Super Eruption – occurs when a tooth emerges too far from the

bone in the jaw, resulting in not enough of the root in the jaw to
hold the tooth in place.

Charting – place an arrow on the tooth pointing upward.

Internal Resorption – a condition where the dentin and pulpal

walls begin to break down within the root canal.

Charting – color any areas with resorption in red.

Fractured Tooth – a break or chip in the tooth.

Charting – draw a red line that shows where the fracture is

located.

Caries – the scientific term for tooth decay or cavities. They are
caused by bacteria that produce an acid which destroys the tooth’s
enamel and dentin.

Charting – identify caries by drawing them in red.

Lateral Abscess – a collection of pus in the gums formed by an
infection in the space between the tooth and gum.

Charting – draw the abscess using black.

Abfraction – Loss of tooth tissue along the gum line, not caused by
tooth decay.

Charting – fill in the area of abfraction using red.

Impacted Tooth – occurs when the tooth gets blocked as it is

pushing through the gum into your mouth. A tooth may come in
sideways or tilted in the jaw.

Charting – Circle the teeth in blue and draw a blue arrow in the
direction of impaction.

Root Canal and Crown – a procedure in which the nerve and pulp
are removed and the inside of the tooth is cleaned and sealed.
Often due to decay, a crown will be placed on the tooth to protect
it after a root canal.

Charting – draw in red line in the roots that are to be cleaned out.
Blue line if it’s an existing root canal. Fill the top part of the tooth
in with yellow to represent a crown.
Fractured Root – dentin and cementum fracture involving the
pulp.

Charting – Red zigzag line across the affected area. The line should
resemble what the fracture looks like.

External Root Resorption – loss of the root structure of a tooth.

Charting – mark the affected areas in red.

Implant – an artificial tooth root placed into the jaw which holds a
replacement tooth.

Charting – Place a blue “X” on the root in all views if it is an

existing implant. Place a red “X” on the root in all views if an
implant is needed. Fill the top part of the tooth in yellow to
represent the crown.

Apical Alveolar Abscess – a collection of pus often located at the

tip of the root.

Charting – mark abscess in black.

Attrition – a type of tooth wear caused by tooth-to-tooth contact.

Charting – not usually charted, only noted

Erosion – loss of tooth enamel caused by acid.

Charting – not usually charted, only noted