1. K02 Dental caries

    Includes:

    • caries of dentine
    • dental cavities
    • early childhood caries
    • pre-eruptive caries
    • recurrent caries (dentino enamel junction) (enamel) (to the pulp)
    • tooth decay
    1. K02.3 Arrested dental caries

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Arrested coronal and root caries
    2. K02.5 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Dental caries on chewing surface of tooth
      1. K02.51 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface limited to enamel

        Inclusion term(s):

        • White spot lesions [initial caries] on pit and fissure surface of tooth
      2. K02.52 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface penetrating into dentin

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Primary dental caries, cervical origin
      3. K02.53 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface penetrating into pulp

    3. K02.6 Dental caries on smooth surface

      1. K02.61 Dental caries on smooth surface limited to enamel

        Inclusion term(s):

        • White spot lesions [initial caries] on smooth surface of tooth
      2. K02.62 Dental caries on smooth surface penetrating into dentin

      3. K02.63 Dental caries on smooth surface penetrating into pulp

    4. K02.7 Dental root caries

    5. K02.9 Dental caries, unspecified

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.