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Prosthetics with a bridge structure

Last Updated: January 13
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Written By Dr. Yoana Yonkova

Lecturer in Updent.

Dimitar Kosturkov

Specialist in Endodontics, Digital Dentistry, and International Lecturer in Updent.

The protocol includes the manipulations that can be performed within the framework of prosthetics with a bridge structure made of various materials in the dental office or in a dental laboratory.

To log the review in the Bulgarian HIS, you can use the following codes:

  • 97011-01Oral examination (uncomplicated).
  • 97022-00Intraoral radiography, retroalveolar (segmental), Bitewing.
  • 92505-98Terminal anesthesia.
  • 97563-00Tooth preparation for restoration. Includes: preparation for prosthetic restoration, repeated preparation, corrective preparation, and preparation of a tooth for the purposes of dental treatment or procedure.
  • 97703-00Analog or digital impressions in dental medicine.
  • 97702-00Fabrication of analog or digital dental models: diagnostic, working, archival, or other models.
  • 97660-00Restoration with a bridge prosthesis.
  • 97740-01Permanent fixation/cementation of a fixed prosthetic structure (crown, bridge, veneer, or other restoration).
  • 97632-01Office manufacturing codeTemporary or provisional bridge made in a dental laboratory.

Other commonly used codes in the procedure may include:

  • 97742-00Removal of a fixed prosthetic structure.
  • 97631-11Lab manufacturing codeTemporary or provisional crown for a tooth or implant, factory-made, fabricated chairside in a dental office.
  • 97631-01Office manufacturing codeTemporary or provisional crown for a tooth or implant, made in a dental laboratory.
  • 97702-01Fabrication of an analog or digital setup.
  • 97740-00Temporary fixation/cementation of a fixed prosthetic structure.
  • 97964-01Procedures for registering occlusal-articulatory relationships, occlusion height, position of the lower jaw and mandibular joints. Procedures for including models in an articulator for occlusal analysis.
  • 97914-00Analog or digital instrumental (facebow, axiograph, etc.) recording of the movements of the lower jaw and the position of the mandibular joints.
  • 97740-02Re-cementation of a fixed prosthetic structure (crown, bridge, veneer, or other restoration).
  • 97632-11Lab manufacturing codeTemporary or provisional bridge, fabricated in a dental office (chairside procedures)
  • 97640-00Adhesive bridge, direct or indirect

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Dr. Dimitar Kosturkov

Specialist in Endodontics, Digital Dentistry, and International Lecturer in Updent.

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Lecturer in Updent.

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