| 1 | DVBCWDO1 ;ALB/CMM DENTAL AND ORAL WKS TEXT - 1 ; 5 MARCH 1997
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| 2 |  ;;2.7;AMIE;**12**;Apr 10, 1995
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| 3 |  ;
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| 4 |  ;
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| 5 | TXT ;
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| 6 |  ;;Narrative:  Regional Office action is required for all dental treatment
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| 7 |  ;;based on combat wounds, service trauma, prisoner of war or extracted 
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| 8 |  ;;teeth under 38 CFR 17.123.
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| 9 |  ;;
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| 10 |  ;;A.  Review of Medical Records:
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| 11 |  ;;
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| 12 |  ;;
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| 13 |  ;;B.  Medical History (Subjective Complaints):
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| 14 |  ;;
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| 15 |  ;;
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| 16 |  ;;
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| 17 |  ;;C.  Physical Examination (Objective Findings):
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| 18 |  ;;
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| 19 |  ;;    Address each of the following and fully describe:
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| 20 |  ;;    1.  Describe extent of functional impairment due to loss of motion
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| 21 |  ;;        and masticatory function loss.
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| 22 |  ;;
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| 23 |  ;;
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| 24 |  ;;    2.  Describe the extent and number of missing teeth and whether 
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| 25 |  ;;        the masticatory surface can be replaced by a prosthesis.
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| 26 |  ;;
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| 27 |  ;;
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| 28 |  ;;    3.  If limitation of inter-incisal range of motion, provide actual
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| 29 |  ;;        range in mm (i.e., 0-Xmm) and also provide lateral excursion 
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| 30 |  ;;        (i.e., 0-Xmm).
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| 31 |  ;;
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| 32 |  ;;
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| 33 |  ;;    4.  Describe the extent of any bone loss of mandible, maxilla, or
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| 34 |  ;;        hard palate.  For hard palate and maxilla bone loss, state 
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| 35 |  ;;        whether replaceable by prosthesis.
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| 36 |  ;;
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| 37 |  ;;
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| 38 |  ;;D.  Diagnostic and Clinical Tests:
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| 39 |  ;;
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| 40 |  ;;    Provide:
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| 41 |  ;;    1.  X-ray to determine extent of bone tissue loss.
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| 42 |  ;;    2.  Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests conducted
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| 43 |  ;;        in the examination report.
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| 44 |  ;;
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| 45 |  ;;TOF
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| 46 |  ;;E.  Diagnosis:
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| 47 |  ;;
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| 48 |  ;;    1.  Give etiology where there is loss of teeth due to loss of 
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| 49 |  ;;        substance of body of maxilla or mandible.
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| 50 |  ;;
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| 51 |  ;;
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| 52 |  ;;Signature:                             Date:
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| 53 |  ;;END
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