D6998

Dental Code

Current And Past Dental Terminology For D6998

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D6998 Procedures:

Sealant-per tooth Sealants and/or Preventive Resin Restorations are Benefited once per tooth on the occlusal surface of permanent first and second molars for Patients through age fifteen (15). The teeth must be free from caries orrestorations on the occlusal surface. A sealant or preventive resin restoration done on the same date of service and on the same surface as a restoration is considered a component of the restoration, and the fee for the sealant or preventive resin restoration is Disallowed.

D6998 Dental Code

Separation of one or more connections between abutments and/or pontics when some portion of a fixed rosthesis is to remain intact D6998 and serviceable following sectioning and extraction or other treatment Includes all recontouring and olishing of retained portions.

2019 D6998 CDT

A patient presents to your office with a buccal space abscess in the upper left quadrant eliminating the nasolabial fold The tooth has no history of previous trauma Clinical evaluation reveals a large resin with recurrent caries Endodontic testing is performed and tooth #10 is necrotic and severely responsive to percussion A periapical radiograph is taken and a 4mm x 5mm periapical lesion of endodontic origin is visualized. Palpation reveals a fluctuant buccal swelling centered apically to tooth #10. Incision and drainage performed with a drain sutured into place Endodontic treatment or retreatment can be initiated and calcium hydroxide placed Any additional treatments should be coded appropriately.

2020 (Updated) Version D6998

Re-cement or re-bond indirectly fabricated or prefabricated post and core

Sealant repair - per tooth - This procedure is disallowed when performed by the same dentist/dental office based on the same time limitation that exists for replacement of a sealant. It is allowed at 50% of D6998 when performed by a different provider or if after the time limitation for the same dentist.

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