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  2. Dental antibiotic prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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    Dental antibiotic prophylaxis is the administration of antibiotics to a dental patient for prevention of harmful consequences of bacteremia, that may be caused by invasion of the oral flora into an injured gingival or peri-apical vessel during dental treatment.

  3. Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System - Wikipedia

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    HCPCS was established in 1978 to provide a standardized coding system for describing the specific items and services provided in the delivery of health care. Such coding is necessary for Medicare , Medicaid , and other health insurance programs to ensure that insurance claims are processed in an orderly and consistent manner.

  4. Dental anesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Dental anesthesia (or dental anaesthesia) is the application of anesthesia to dentistry. It includes local anesthetics , sedation , and general anesthesia. Local anesthetic agents in dentistry

  5. Alveoloplasty - Wikipedia

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    Alveoloplasty is a surgical pre-prosthetic procedure performed to facilitate removal of teeth, and smoothen or reshape the jawbone for prosthetic and cosmetic purposes. [1] In this procedure, the bony edges of the alveolar ridge and its surrounding structures is made smooth, redesigned or recontoured so that a well-fitting, comfortable, and ...

  6. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    cpt. capiat: let him take (let the patient take) cr., crm cream CST continue same treatment cuj. cujus: of which c.v. cras vespere: tomorrow evening cyath. cyathus: a glassful cyath. vinos. cyathus vinosus: a wine-glassful D, d. die [or] dosis: days [or] doses: ambiguous meaning, write out "days" or "doses" D5LR

  7. Current Dental Terminology - Wikipedia

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    The 2012 edition of the Dental Claim Form includes fields for diagnosis codes and instructions covering the use of the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coding systems. In addition to ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM there are other dental diagnostic coding systems under consideration, including SNODENT and EZCODES. [7]

  8. Cefadroxil - Wikipedia

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    Cefadroxil is a first-generation cephalosporin antibacterial drug that is the para-hydroxy derivative of cephalexin, and is used similarly in the treatment of mild to moderate susceptible infections such as the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes, causing the disease popularly called strep throat or streptococcal tonsillitis, urinary tract infection, reproductive tract infection, and skin infections.

  9. Cefalexin - Wikipedia

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    Cefalexin, also spelled cephalexin, is an antibiotic that can treat a number of bacterial infections. [4] It kills gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria by disrupting the growth of the bacterial cell wall. [ 4 ]