K07.5: Dentofacial functional abnormalities
Your top and bottom rows of teeth are not properly aligned with each other.
The top row of teeth consists of all the teeth in the upper jaw. The bottom row of teeth consists of all the teeth in the lower jaw. The two rows of teeth usually rest on each other in a particular way when you bite.
Certain habits can change the alignment of the two rows of teeth with each other. These include sucking one's fingers or lips, for example. Such habits also include continuously breathing through one's mouth or some change in how one swallows.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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