Use the Periodontal Charting in Dental4Windows

Use the Periodontal Charting in Dental4Windows

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Create a new perio chart, modify perio chart date / time / provider, sequence of perio charting way round, Tooth isnt showing as missing on perio chart, compare perio charts, print and email perio chart, view document manager in perio chart. 

Create New Perio Chart

A new chart should be created per visit to allow a comparison, showing progress. 

New Chart, Same Provider, Today's Date/Time

  1. Go to Patient Records > Perio tab
  2. Perio menu > New Recording / click the icon 

New Chart, Different Provider / Date / Time

  1. Go to Patient Records > Perio tab
  2. Perio menu > New Recording (customer settings)
    1. Enter the correct Date / Time / Provider
    2. Click OK

Modify Perio Chart Date / Time / Provider

Follow these steps to edit an existing perio chart's date / time / Provider. 

  1. Go to Patient Records > Perio tab
  2. Perio menu > Modify Date/Time/Provider
    1. Enter the correct Date / Time / Provider
    2. Click
      OK

Sequence of Perio Charting Way Round

Set the preferred sequence of charting, per below explanations, in Patient Records > Perio tab > Record menu > Sequence of Charting way round
All teeth for each cell: When using this Sequence of Charting you will chart each Measurement for all Teeth at the one time
All cells for each tooth: When using this Sequence of Charting you will chart each Measurement one Tooth at a time. Once all measurements are completed you will then move on to the next tooth

Tooth doesn't show as missing in Perio Chart

2D and 3D charts share the same data on missing teeth. They sync directly as they are the same data, just different views.

Perio chart is a separate view.


Missing teeth recordings are Date/Time based, and are based on the Date and Time of the whole chart itself.

For example: if a 2D (or 3D) chart is created (see link to instructions below) 17/3/2021 at 6PM and missing teeth are recorded on this chart, all the missing teeth are timestamped as 17/3/2021 at 6PM.If another missing tooth is added to that chart, that missing tooth is attached to 17/3/21 at 6PM.

If a new Perio chart is created (see link to instructions below) 17/3/21 at 6.05PM, it will inherit missing teeth from the most recent 2D/3D chart.

If more missing teeth are added to this Perio chart of 17/3/2021 at 6.05PM, the 2D/3D chart of 17/3/21 at 6PM will not use them, as they were not there at that time.

Compare Perio Charts

Within the Perio tab the user is able to compare different Periodontal recordings against each other, allowing the user to see an improvement or deterioration in a patient.

  1. Go to Patient Records > Perio tab
  2. Select one of the charts to be compared from the Date drop list

  3. Select the chart to compare the onscreen chart from Compare Recordings
    1. Place a tick against the Display Measures to be included in the comparison

Interpreting the Comparison

Red:       Condition has become worse

Green:   Condition has become better

Black:    Nothing to compare

Print and E-mail Perio Chart

  1. Go to Patient Records > Perio tab
  2. Perio menu > Preview Screen
    1. Click Print or E-mail

View Document Manager in Perio

If Document Manager is turned on in Perio it appears on the right side of the screen. Files can be accessed from the Perio tab. 


  1. Go to Patient Records > Perio tab
  2. File/View menu > Tick Show Images-Video-Document Mgr

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