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There are two areas where you can configure how the Perio Charting will work; Perio Charting Options, and Notation Points Options.
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Perio Charting Options
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To access Perio Charting Options, click on the gear icon as highlighted and annotated in the screenshot above.
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The most important function in the Perio Charting Options is the ability to re-organize the input order. Here, you can drag and drop the blocks of tooth numbers to match the order in which your office would like to chart Perio.
To do this, simply left click and drag the row to the order you desire.
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Note: If you are an international client, these teeth numbers in the Perio Charting Options are unfortunately not updated when you have a different Tooth Numbering reference set in Localization Preferences. However, you can still re-order the Perio Input order. It may require some trial and error to accurately configure this the way your office needs. Refer to the Default Tooth Numbering reference in References > Tooth Numbers and compare to your numbering scheme for the best way to approach this. US Tooth Number = International Tooth Number |
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You can also set the threshold that determines whether a perio entry is highlighted due to a higher value set. By default, this is set to 5. So for example, if you enter a Gingival Margin Probing of 6 on a perio entry box, that box will highlight in red. But entries of 5 and below will not be highlighted.
For more information, please refer to Perio Charting Options.
Notation Points Options
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In Notation Points Options, you can customize which notations points are utilized in the Perio Chart. Simply check and uncheck to add and remove notation points as you wish. You can also click the question mark icon to the right of each category for information on how to enter data for each point.
You can also drag and drop these categories in any order you choose, like in Perio Charting Options. This will impact the order in which these notation points are displayed in the Perio Chart.
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Using Perio
When first charting Perio for a patient, you will likely want to create a new Perio Record. Simply click on "Perio Chart" in the Incident sidebar for the options to create a new Perio Record. You can choose to create a blank Perio Record, or you can pull all or some information from prior Perio Charts by using the "New Perio Record From Most Recent". You can choose to either pull everything, or pick which notation points to pull.
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When you first create a Perio Record, it'll take you to the first notation point on the first tooth and pocket that you have organized in Perio Charting Options and Notation Points Options. In the above screenshot, you can see the blue highlighter indicating which Notation Point we are currently charting.
From here, you can begin to enter data into each pocket as each notation point accepts it. Each Notation Point accepts a slightly different set of data which you can review in Perio - Notation Points.
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The Perio Chart displays gingival margin, probing depth visually on each tooth. by a wide bar and a narrow bar, respectively. The entire length of both bars represents Clinical Attachment Loss, which is calculated by adding Gingival Margin and Probing Depth.
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Furcation is also visually represented on a chart in the form of black triangles.
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The color is representative of the depths. Deeper probing depths and gingival margin values will be red, with shallower probing depths and margin values showing up green. Restorations from the Restorative Charting Ability may also display, depending on the Perio Charting Settings.
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For more information on Notation Points, including a list of keyboard shortcuts and how to enter each Notation Point, please refer to Perio - Notation Points.
Comparing Perio Records
If you need to compare Perio Records if you have multiple Perio Records for a patient, simply click on the "Perio Chart" option in the Incident Sidebar. This view will allow you to track changes over the course of time for some or all of your Perio Records.
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