Several high-profile forensic cases documented in 2007 relied heavily on tooth indices. Understanding these examples clarifies why the keyword persists.

The Internet Archive has snapshots of many academic directories from 2007. Search for: index of teeth 2007

https://web.archive.org/web/2007*/http://example.edu/dental/index/

Look for sites with /teeth/, /odontology/, or /forensic-dental/ in the URL. Look for sites with /teeth/ , /odontology/ ,

In 2007, the American Dental Association (ADA) firmly cemented the Universal Numbering System as the legal standard for insurance claims in the US. The index for permanent teeth ran from #1 to #32. Coding Rule: If an impacted tooth is removed,

This was a frequent coding query in 2007 due to wisdom tooth removals.

Coding Rule: If an impacted tooth is removed, the diagnosis is K01.1. If the tooth is removed because of associated pathology (e.g., a cyst or tumor), the cyst/tumor takes precedence as the principal diagnosis.

2007 — Index Of Teeth

Several high-profile forensic cases documented in 2007 relied heavily on tooth indices. Understanding these examples clarifies why the keyword persists.

The Internet Archive has snapshots of many academic directories from 2007. Search for:

https://web.archive.org/web/2007*/http://example.edu/dental/index/

Look for sites with /teeth/, /odontology/, or /forensic-dental/ in the URL.

In 2007, the American Dental Association (ADA) firmly cemented the Universal Numbering System as the legal standard for insurance claims in the US. The index for permanent teeth ran from #1 to #32.

This was a frequent coding query in 2007 due to wisdom tooth removals.

Coding Rule: If an impacted tooth is removed, the diagnosis is K01.1. If the tooth is removed because of associated pathology (e.g., a cyst or tumor), the cyst/tumor takes precedence as the principal diagnosis.