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 expedite the charting process by eliminating the need to measure multiple indicators. When you perform month-end and close a month, perio exams are moved to History and cannot be edited.

To learn more, click the following links:

·        Entering perio measurements

·        Entering measurements greater than 9 mm

·        Entering positive number gingival margins

·        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