Dental Acronyms
3MRC
3 month recall
6MRC
6 month recall
AP
Adult Prophy
CC
All ceramic crown
PEN
Amoxicillin
Anal
Analgesia
BP
Blood pressure
C
CCs 1 carp =1.7 cc
CHX
Chlorhexidine
COE
Comprehensive oral exam
FPD/FPB
Fixed partial denture/ Fixed partial bridge
FI
Fluoride
/F
Full Mandibular denture
FCC
Full cast crown
F
Full denture
F/P
Full upper, partial lower
GG
Gow gates
IAB
Inferior Alveolar Block
LA
Local anesthetic
LBB
Long Buccal block
/P
Mandibular Removable partial denture
P/
Maxillary Removable partial denture
MH
Medical history
MB
Mental block
MSA
Middle superior alveolar block
N
Newton centimeters
Pt
Patient
PFM
Porcelain fused to metal crown
RD
Rubber Damn
STE
Soft tissue exam
T
Temperature
ASA
anterior superior alveolar block
Appt
appointment
BB
bite block
BW
bite wing
CaOH
calcium hydroxide
CP
child prophy
Clin
clindamycin
CR
cotton roll
Dx
diagnosis
DBW
double bitewing
Ext
extraction
F/
full maxillary denture
GTR
guided tissue regeneration
HTE
hard tissue exam
HH
health history
INF
infiltration
IC
informed consent
Iso
isolation
LOE
limited oral exam
Mand
mandibular
Max
maxillary
NV
next visit
N2O
nitrous oxide
N/R
no response
PAN
panelipse
PA
periapical
PDL
periodontal ligament
P/C
post and core
PSA
posterior superior alveolar block
POI
postoperative instructions
PPC
prefabricated Post and core
Premed
premedication
Rx
prescription
P
pulse
RL
radiolucency
RO
radiopaque
RPD
removable partial denture
RCT
root canal therapy
S/RP
scaling and root planning
NaOH
sodium hypo chloride
V/W
verbal and written
