How does EpikVoice handle tooth numbers and dental terms?
Last updated: 2026-05-26
Speak tooth numbers the way you normally do — "tooth thirty-six", "36", "lower-left first molar" — they all map to the same record. Dental abbreviations (RCT, OPG, IOPA, GIC, BOP, MO, DO, MOD) are recognised. Surfaces (mesial, distal, buccal, lingual, occlusal) are picked up. There is no special vocabulary to memorise.
Tooth numbering
Both notation systems work:
- FDI (used in India and most of the world) — say "36" or "thirty-six" or "tooth thirty-six".
- Universal (US) — say "tooth 19" or "nineteen".
- Anatomic — "lower-left first molar" — also recognised.
Procedure abbreviations
Common dental abbreviations are detected and tagged automatically. Examples:
- RCT — Root Canal Treatment.
- OPG, IOPA, BWX — common radiograph types.
- GIC, Composite, Amalgam — restorative materials.
- Class I / II / III / IV / V cavities — Black’s classification.
- Scaling, Polishing, SRP — periodontal procedures.
Tooth surfaces
Mesial, distal, buccal, lingual, palatal, occlusal, incisal — all recognised. Combinations like "MOD restoration on 26" work fine.
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