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Facies occlusalis
March 17th, 2010 by admin
The masticating surface (facies masticatoria),or the suface for occlusion with the teeth of the opposite row (facies occlusalis).To determine the location of a pathological process on a tooth, stomatlologists use terms corresponding to the surfaces listed above: vestibular, oral, medial, distal, occlusal, apical (towards the apex radicis)The following three signs are used in determining to which side, right or left, a tooth belongs: (1). The root sign; (2). The crown angle sign, and (3). The crown curvature sign.ICD 10 Coding is very useful service as it will help in the collections and also for the amount that is pending from the payers and patients