Classification-Schedules

Classification 2025 Winter Edition

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WU

Dentistry. Oral Surgery

Schedule Contents

Reference Works. General Works Stomatognathic System Stomatognathic Diseases. Injuries. Technology. Therapeutics Dental Materials Dentition Periodontal Diseases. Tooth Diseases Neoplasms. Oral Manifestations Operative Dentistry Orthodontics Other Dental Specialties and Special Patient Groups Prosthodontics Oral Surgical Procedures Periodontal Diseases. Tooth Diseases Operative Dentistry Orthodontics Prosthodontics Stomatognathic System Stomatognathic Diseases. Injuries. Technology. Therapeutics Dentition Neoplasms. Oral Manifestations Oral Surgical Procedures

Reference Works. General Works

WU 1

Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified) (Cutter from name of organization or society) (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Includes membership lists and administrative reports issued serially or separately. Classify directories in WU 22. Classify other serials issued by societies in W1. For academies and institutes, see WU 23-24.

WU 5

Collected works by several authors

WU 7

Collected works by individual authors

WU 9

Addresses. Essays. Lectures

WU 11

History (Table-G)

WU 11.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WU 13

Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Monographs and Serials)

WU 15

Classification. Terminology
(Monographs and Serials)

WU 16

Tables. Statistics (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Classify dental health surveys in WU 30.

WU 16.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WU 17

Atlases. Pictorial works

Classify atlases on operative dentistry in WU 317. Classify atlases on orthodontics in WU 417. Classify atlases on prosthodontics in WU 507. Classify atlases on oral surgical procedures in WU 600.7.

WU 18

Education

Classify here works about education.

WU 18.2

Educational materials
(Monographs and Serials)

Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.

[WU 18.5]

[This number not used]

Classify works on education of dental auxiliaries in WU 18.

WU 19

Schools, departments, and faculties of dentistry (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Include here works on the history of schools. Classify courses of study, catalogs, etc., in W 19.5.

WU 19.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WU 20

Graduate and continuing dental education (including fellowships, internships, residencies, etc.)

WU 20.5

Dental research (General)

Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.

WU 21

Dentistry as a profession. Peer review

WU 22

Directories (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WU 22.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WU 23

Collective laboratories, academies, institutes, etc.

WU 24

Individual laboratories, academies, institutes, etc. (Cutter from name of institution)

WU 24.5

Tooth banks (Table-G)

WU 24.51

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WU 25

Laboratory manuals (General). Technique

WU 26

Equipment and supplies (General)

Classify catalogs in W 26; works on dental materials in WU 180-190; on orthodontic appliances in WU 426; on dental prostheses in WU 510; on maxillofacial prostheses in WU 626.

WU 26.5

Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)

Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.

WU 27

Collective dental facilities, etc. (Table-G)

WU 27.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WU 28

Individual dental facilities, etc. (Cutter from name of facility) (Table-G)

WU 28.5

Collective museums, exhibitions, etc.

WU 28.6

Individual museums, exhibitions, etc. (Cutter from name of museum, etc.) (Table-G)

WU 29

Dental care. Dental health services (Table-G)

Cf. WG 460 for dental care of patients with cardiac disease.

WU 29.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WU 29.3

Medical emergencies during dental care

WU 29.5

Dental infection control

WU 30

Dental health surveys (Table-G)

WU 30.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WU 32

Laws (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WU 32.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WU 33

Discussion of law (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WU 33.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

[WU 39]

[This number not used]

Classify handbooks on dentistry in WU 49.

WU 40

Accreditation. Licensure. Standards (Table-G)

WU 40.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WU 44

Malpractice (Table-G)

WU 44.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WU 49

Handbooks. Resource guides
(Monographs and Serials)

WU 50

Dental ethics

WU 58

Advertising

WU 61

Dentists' interpersonal relations. Attitude

Classify here works on relations with patients and other professionals.

WU 77

Dental economics. Practice management

WU 79

Group practice. Partnership practice

WU 80

Popular works (General)

Classify popular works for children in WU 113.6

WU 90

Auxiliary personnel

WU 95

Dental records

WU 100

General works

Classify works on the specialty and diseases here. Include here works about dentistry written for practitioners of other specialties.

Stomatognathic System

WU 101

Stomatognathic system (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on dentition in WU 210-WU 240.5.

WU 101.5

Malformations and abnormalities of the jaw and mouth (General or not elsewhere classified)

Cf. WU 600 Oral surgical procedures. Classify works on tooth abnormalities in WU 260.

WU 102

Physiology

Classify works on tooth physiology in WU 215.

[WU 105]

[This number not used]

Classify works on medical emergencies during dental care in WU 29.3.

WU 113

Oral health. Preventive and prophylactic dentistry

Classify popular works for the adult in WU 80.

WU 113.6

Works for and about children

Classify here works on school education and prophylactic programs. Classify works on oral hygiene in general at WU 115. Cf. WA 350 School dental services. Classify general works on pediatric dentistry in WU 480.

WU 113.7

Nutrition and oral health (General)

Cf. WU 270 Tooth Demineralization.

WU 115

Oral hygiene

Classify works on oral hygiene for children in WU 113.6.

WU 120

Dental health education

Stomatognathic Diseases. Injuries. Technology. Therapeutics

WU 140

Stomatognathic diseases (General)

Classify works on jaw diseases alone in WU 140.5; classify works on mouth diseases alone in WU 140.8.

WU 140.5

Jaw diseases

Cf. WU 610 Injuries and surgery of the jaw.

WU 140.8

Mouth diseases

Classify works on mouth diseases written for the dentist here; classify works for the gastroenterologist in WI 200.

WU 141

Examination. Diagnosis. Diagnostic methods (General). Monitoring

Classify works on X-ray diagnosis in WN 230.

[WU 141.5]

[This number not used]

Classify specific diagnostic methods in WU 141.

[WU 141.5.C3]

[This number not used]

Classify works on cephalometry used in dentistry in WU 141.

[WU 141.5.O2]

[This number not used]

Classify works on odontometry in WU 215.

WU 150

Dental technology (General)

Classify works on technology for particular procedures with that procedure.

[WU 158]

[This number not used]

Classify works on tooth injuries in WU 247. Classify works on mouth injuries in WU 140.8.

WU 166

Oral and dental therapeutics (General)

Classify works on therapy for a specific oral or dental disease with the disease.

[WU 170]

[This number not used]

Classify works on chemistry in LC's QD schedule.

Dental Materials

WU 180

Dental alloys and metals

WU 190

Dental materials (General or not elsewhere classified)

WU 192

Dental cements

WU 194

Dental porcelain

WU 195

Dental synthetic resins

Dentition

WU 210

Dentition. Dental physiological phenomena

WU 215

Tooth

WU 220

Enamel. Dentin

WU 230

Dental pulp

WU 235

Tooth root. Root canal therapy

Classify works on reimplantation in WU 640.

WU 240

Periodontium. Alveolar process

WU 240.5

Gingiva

Periodontal Diseases. Tooth Diseases

WU 241

Periodontal diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)

WU 242

Periodontitis and related diseases

WU 246

Tooth diseases

WU 247

Tooth injuries

WU 250

Dental deposits

WU 260

Tooth abnormalities

WU 270

Tooth demineralization

Classify works on dental cavity treatment in WU 317-WU 360.

WU 272

Fluoridation. Fluoride treatment

Classify works on adverse effects of fluoridation in QV 282.

Neoplasms. Oral Manifestations

WU 280

Oral neoplasms

WU 290

Oral manifestations

Classify works on oral manifestations of specific diseases with the disease.

Operative Dentistry

WU 300

General works

WU 317

Atlases. Pictorial works

WU 350

Cavity treatment

Classify works on dental caries in general at WU 270.

WU 355

Dental restoration

WU 360

Inlays

Orthodontics

WU 400

General works

Include here works on orthodontics for children or adults.

WU 417

Atlases. Pictorial works

WU 426

Orthodontic appliances

WU 440

Malocclusion

Other Dental Specialties and Special Patient Groups

WU 450

Public health dentistry

WU 460

Dental care for the chronically ill

WU 470

Dental care for persons with disabilities

WU 480

Pediatric dentistry. Dental care for children

Classify popular works in WU 113.6.

WU 490

Geriatric dentistry. Dental care for the aged

WU 495

Military dentistry

Prosthodontics

WU 500

General works

Classify here works on the specialty or procedures.

WU 507

Atlases. Pictorial works

WU 510

Dental prosthesis

Classify works on cleft palate prosthesis in WV 440; on maxillofacial prosthesis in WU 626.

WU 511

Crowns

WU 512

Dentures

WU 515

Partial dentures

WU 530

Complete dentures

Oral Surgical Procedures

WU 600

General works

Cf. WO 460 Anesthesia in dentistry. Classify works on patients with cardiac problems in WG 460.

WU 600.7

Atlases. Pictorial works

WU 605

Tooth extraction

WU 610

Maxillofacial injuries

WU 626

Maxillofacial prosthesis

WU 640

Dental implantation. Tooth reimplantation. Oral transplantation