NCIC DENTAL CHART CODING - UNIVERSAL GRAPHICAL INTERFACE

WHEN ENTERING DENTAL CODES IN THE ADIS DATABASE, AND SELECTING A BLUE BOX, A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE TOOTH WILL APPEAR.
YOU MAY TYPE THE CODE LETTERS INTO THE BOX (NOW RED), OR SELECT THE APPROPRIATE TOOTH SURFACES IN THE INTERFACE.
THERE ARE 4 CORNER SQUARES, WHICH WILL ENTER CODES "X" or "/" or "R" or "C"
AND 5 RECTANGLES REPRESENTING EACH SURFACE OF THE TOOTH
THE SOFTWARE ENSURES ALL NCIC CODING ENTRY RULES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
TO DEMONSTRATE PASS YOUR MOUSE OVER THE INTERFACE.

V VIRGIN UNRESTORED TOOTH

Primary Dental Codes - One or more codes must be entered for each tooth.

Code Code Description

V Virgin. Default code for Missing Persons. Tooth is present or assumed to be present and unrestored. This includes unerupted teeth, such as wisdom or deciduous teeth. If no information is available for a particular tooth, this code should be used as it is assumed that all teeth are present (erupted or unerupted) and unrestored when they develop. This code is also used when a tooth has been restored but it is impossible to determine which surface has been restored (most common example of this is the location of a pit type filling on molars when it is impossible to determine whether the filling is on the facial or lingual surface). Note: This code is used differently when coding dental characteristics for Unidentifi ed Persons.

/ A portion of the tooth is remaining and treatment has probably been accomplished on the tooth but it is impossible to determine which surfaces have been restored. This code is most frequently used when a tooth has had an endodontic procedure accomplished and the clinical crown has fractured off. This code is seldom used in coding missing persons dental information. Note: For Unidentified Persons, this code means Missing Post Mortem.

X Missing. Tooth has been extracted or is congenitally missing.

M Mesial surface of the tooth has been restored.

O Occlusal or Incisal surface of the tooth has been restored.

D Distal surface of the tooth has been restored.

F Facial or Buccal surface of the tooth has been restored.

L Lingual surface of the tooth has been restored.

Code	Code Description
V	Virgin. Default code for Missing Persons. Tooth is present or assumed to be present and unrestored. This includes unerupted teeth, such as wisdom or deciduous teeth. If no information is available for a particular tooth, this code should be used as it is assumed that all teeth are present (erupted or unerupted) and unrestored when they develop. This code is also used when a tooth has been restored but it is impossible to determine which surface has been restored (most common example of this is the location of a pit type filling on molars when it is impossible to determine whether the filling is on the facial or lingual surface). Note: This code is used differently when coding dental characteristics for Unidentifi ed Persons.
/	A portion of the tooth is remaining and treatment has probably been accomplished on the tooth but it is impossible to determine which surfaces have been restored. This code is most frequently used when a tooth has had an endodontic procedure accomplished and the clinical crown has fractured off. This code is seldom used in coding missing persons dental information. Note: For Unidentified Persons, this code means Missing Post Mortem.
X	Missing. Tooth has been extracted or is congenitally missing.
M	Mesial surface of the tooth has been restored.
O	Occlusal or Incisal surface of the tooth has been restored.
D	Distal surface of the tooth has been restored.
F	Facial or Buccal surface of the tooth has been restored.
L	Lingual surface of the tooth has been restored.

Secondary Dental Codes - Cannot be used independently. Must be used in conjunction with Primary codes.

Code	Code Description
C	Any laboratory processed restoration including crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers. This code also includes prefabricated restorations such as stainless steel crowns, metal and acrylic temporary crowns, and porcelain processed veneers.
R	Root canal. Evidence is available to establish that an endodontic procedure has been started or completed.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE GLOBAL ADIS DATABASE

Once you have searched your chart, and entered it into the database, you will be automatically notified by email of any matches found by the system.
Due to the diversity of dental charts, you will generally be notified of a single match.
In the case where your POST MORTEM dental chart contains many / Missing Post Mortem codes, you will receive all possible matches to your chart.
Your ANTE MORTEM dental chart will receive all possible matches, including POST MORTEM charts containing / Missing Post Mortem codes.
The ADIS GLOBAL DATABASE can contain dental charts from anywhere in the world, so if the record contains GPS information of the general location, it will display a map of that area.
The ADIS GLOBAL DATABASE can contain dental charts from Law Enforcement Agencies, Medical Examiners/Coroners, Dental Professionals, and loved ones of Missing Persons who have access to professionally prepared dental charts.
The use of ADIS is provided at no cost to users.
Any agency who wishes to enter batch dental charts (derived from a SQL database), can get information here.