{"caseSensitive":true,"concept":[{"code":"M","definition":"The surface of a tooth that is closest to the midline (middle) of the face.","display":"Mesial"},{"code":"O","definition":"The chewing surface of posterior teeth.","display":"Occlusal"},{"code":"I","definition":"The biting edge of anterior teeth.","display":"Incisal"},{"code":"D","definition":"The surface of a tooth that faces away from the midline of the face.","display":"Distal"},{"code":"B","definition":"The surface of a posterior tooth facing the cheeks.","display":"Buccal"},{"code":"V","definition":"The surface of a tooth facing the lips.","display":"Ventral"},{"code":"L","definition":"The surface of a tooth facing the tongue.","display":"Lingual"},{"code":"MO","definition":"The Mesioclusal surfaces of a tooth.","display":"Mesioclusal"},{"code":"DO","definition":"The Distoclusal surfaces of a tooth.","display":"Distoclusal"},{"code":"DI","definition":"The Distoincisal surfaces of a tooth.","display":"Distoincisal"},{"code":"MOD","definition":"The Mesioclusodistal surfaces of a tooth.","display":"Mesioclusodistal"}],"content":"complete","copyright":"This is an example set.","description":"This value set includes a smattering of FDI tooth surface codes.","experimental":false,"extension":[{"url":"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg","valueCode":"fm"}],"id":"surface","identifier":[{"system":"urn:ietf:rfc:3986","value":"urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1154"}],"meta":{"lastUpdated":"2022-05-28T12:47:40.239+10:00","profile":["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]},"name":"SurfaceCodes","resourceType":"CodeSystem","status":"draft","text":{"div":"<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/FDI-surface defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">M<a name=\"surface-M\"> </a></td><td>Mesial</td><td>The surface of a tooth that is closest to the midline (middle) of the face.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">O<a name=\"surface-O\"> </a></td><td>Occlusal</td><td>The chewing surface of posterior teeth.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">I<a name=\"surface-I\"> </a></td><td>Incisal</td><td>The biting edge of anterior teeth.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">D<a name=\"surface-D\"> </a></td><td>Distal</td><td>The surface of a tooth that faces away from the midline of the face.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">B<a name=\"surface-B\"> </a></td><td>Buccal</td><td>The surface of a posterior tooth facing the cheeks.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">V<a name=\"surface-V\"> </a></td><td>Ventral</td><td>The surface of a tooth facing the lips.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">L<a name=\"surface-L\"> </a></td><td>Lingual</td><td>The surface of a tooth facing the tongue.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">MO<a name=\"surface-MO\"> </a></td><td>Mesioclusal</td><td>The Mesioclusal surfaces of a tooth.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">DO<a name=\"surface-DO\"> </a></td><td>Distoclusal</td><td>The Distoclusal surfaces of a tooth.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">DI<a name=\"surface-DI\"> </a></td><td>Distoincisal</td><td>The Distoincisal surfaces of a tooth.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">MOD<a name=\"surface-MOD\"> </a></td><td>Mesioclusodistal</td><td>The Mesioclusodistal surfaces of a tooth.</td></tr></table></div>","status":"generated"},"title":"Surface Codes","url":"http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/FDI-surface","version":"4.3.0"}