View Perio Data Entry screen. View Video, 18 min. 2 Sec.

For example, if you are probing a pocket and find it to be 6 mm and also notice bleeding is present, you can chart that by holding down the Shift key and pressing 6. The 6 will be recorded in the Pocket Depth cell and a red circle will appear in the Bleeding cell.

Another example. Suppose you probed a 6 mm pocket and found both bleeding and suppuration. You could chart that by holding down the Alt key and pressing 6. The Pocket Depth, Bleeding, and Suppuration will all be recorded simultaneously.

One more example. On probing you find the pocket to be 12 mm with suppuration. To chart this, press the F11 key (to indicate a two digit number), then hold down the Ctrl key and press 2. That will chart a 12 for the Pocket Depth, and since the Ctrl key was held down, Suppuration will also be recorded.

Gingival Inflammation (GI)
Diamond Dental uses the Modified Gingival Index (MGI) for its measurement. The scale goes from 0 to 4.  These values are defined as follows:

• 0 - Absence of inflammation.
• 1 - Mild inflammation. Slight change in color, little change in texture. Does not encompass entire marginal or papillary gingival unit.
• 2 - Mild inflammation. Same as above but does involve the entire marginal and papillary gingival unit.
• 3 - Moderate inflammation. Glazing, redness, edema, and/or hypertrophy of the marginal or papillary gingival unit.
• 4 - Severe inflammation. Marked redness, edema, and/or hypertrophy of the marginal or papillary gingival unit, spontaneous bleeding, congestion, or ulceration.

Furcation Involvement (Furc)
Furcation Involvement is classified according to the degree the furcation can be probed. Mandibular molars can have buccal and lingual probe measurements. Maxillary molars can have buccal, mesial, and distal probe measurements. The maxillary first premolar can have mesial and distal probe measurements. The scale goes from 0 to 4 and is defined as follows:

• 0 - No Furcation Involvement. Cannot probe furcation.
• 1 - Initial Furcation Involvement. You can probe the furcation up to 1/3 the width of the tooth.
• 2 - Partial Involvement. You can probe the furcation greater than 1/3 the width of the tooth.
• 3 - Through and Through Involvement. The probe passes through the entire dimension of the furcation. Covered by soft tissue.
• 4 - Through and Through Involvement. The probe passes through the entire dimension of the furcation. Complete visualization.