Patient—number of teeth surfaces affected by caries, total N[N]
Data Element Attributes
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: |
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| 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 attributes | |||||
Representational attributes | |||||
| Representation class: | Total | ||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||
| Format: | N[N] | ||||
| Maximum character length: | 2 | ||||
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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. | ||||
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: | Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014 | ||||