INTERNATIONAL DENTAL CHARTS

DENTAL BRIDGE SYMBOL

B (tooth is an abutment in a bridge) - Norway

B, BR (bridge) - UK

Br (fixed bridge)- Iraq, Japan, Korea, Libya

Bro - Denmark

3 unit bridge, gob, mcb, abu - Australia

CB - Thailand

FPD - Pakistan

Jembatan - Indonesia

Most - Poland

Pont (bridge) - France

Ponte fixa - Brazil

Ponte dentale - Italy

Puente fijo - Chile

ZP (zub u protezi) - Croatia

-جسر - Syria

γέφυρα - Greece

桥 - China

Semicircles/parabola outlining the abutments and a horizontal line linking them, according to the extension of the bridge.

(Australia, Brazil, Croatia)

Full metal bridge - 3 units (Indonesia)

(Malaysia)

3 unit bridge - vertical line or a "x" through missing tooth plus a solid double line above/bellow abutment teeth. Chart the pontic according to its crown replacement material (United States)

Full metal cantilever bridge – 2 units (Indonesia)

(Finland)

Place a "0" above the extarcted tooth and mark 2 horizontal lines above the abutment teeth and an arch between the two lines

(Lebanon, Russia)

Maryland bridge

(United States)

Fixed Partial Denture (FPD) - outline each aspect, including abutments and pontics. Show partition at junction of materials and indicate each type of material used.

(The U.S. Navy, 1999)