Conducting perio exams overview

Using the Dentrix Perio Chart, you can record mobility, furcation grades, plaque, calculus, bone loss, pocket depths, bleeding and suppuration points, gingival margins, CAL levels, and MGJ measurements. The Perio Chart also includes automatic calculation formulas that you can use to expedite the charting process by eliminating the need to measure multiple indicators.

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Creating new perio exams

Entering perio measurements

Entering measurements greater than 9 mm

Entering positive number gingival margins

Charting bleeding and suppuration

Charting bone loss, plaque, mobility, and furcation

Selecting multiple teeth during exams

Creating perio exam notes

Changing perio exam notes

Diagnosing periodontal diseases and conditions

Selecting patient and perio statuses

Setting up exam information templates

Renaming or deleting exam information templates

Copying perio exams to the Clipboard