Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Number of teeth surfaces affected by caries (total) |
METEOR identifier: | 500164 |
Registration status: | Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014 |
Definition: | The total number of a patient's teeth surfaces that are affected by caries as identified by a dental practitioner. |
Data Element Concept: | Patient—number of teeth surfaces affected by caries |
Value Domain: | Total number N[N] |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Total | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | N[N] | |
Maximum character length: | 2 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Supplementary values: | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | In order to identify specific locations on a tooth it is divided into surfaces. The number of teeth surfaces affected by caries is used to determine the caries experience. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. |
Steward: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Decayed, missing and filled teeth cluster Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014 Conditional obligation: First occurrence is for the total of deciduous teeth surfaces (dmfs) and the second occurrence is for the total of permanent teeth surfaces (DMFS). |