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

There is no direct entry into the Furcation cell. Instead, upon entering the cell the Furcation Involvement screen appears. The appropriate furcation surfaces will display, according to which tooth is selected. For the case in the sample image, the maxillary second molar is selected, therefore Distal, Buccal, and Mesial furcation involvements are possible. Click the appropriate choices and then click OK. In the sample, the Distal furcation is 2, the Buccal furcation is 3 and the Mesial is 4. The way this will display on the Perio grid is d2b3m4.

Mobility (Mob)
Tooth mobility is measured on a scale from 0 to 3.  These values are defined as follows:

• 0 - Not Mobile
• 1 - Mobile less than 1mm in buccal/lingual direction
• 2 - Mobile more than 1 mm in buccal/lingual direction
• 3 - Tooth is depressible in its socket

Entering 3 or 6 At Once
The Perio Data Entry Repeat Settings screen is used to automate data entry.  The perio categories displayed as abbreviations in the sample screen shot all take 3 readings for the facial and 3 readings for the lingual sides of the teeth. That is 6 measurements per tooth. If you prefer to take only 1 or 2 measurements per tooth, the Perio Data Entry Repeat Settings option will be useful. The default setting for all categories is 1. This means that when you enter a value into a cell, only that one cell takes the value. If you select 3 for that category, then when you enter a value into any cell, all three cells for that tooth will be filled with the same value. If you select 6 for that category, then all 6 cells on both the facial and lingual will receive the same value. In the sample screen shot, Gingival Inflammation is marked as “3”. Assume you have just entered the distobuccal cell for tooth #3 on the Gingival Inflammation row. If you enter a 2, that number will automatically be entered in the buccal, and mesiobuccal cells as well. So one entry filled in all three cells. The cursor will then skip to the next tooth in the sequence. If “6” would have been selected for the Repeat Settings, not only would all three cells of the facial be filled in for you, but all three cells of the lingual for tooth #3 would have been filled in as well.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating
Using the mouse you can randomly click anywhere within the perio grid. Whatever cell you click into will become selected and a red selection rectangle will surround that tooth. When using the keyboard you can navigate around the grid as follows:

• Arrow Key:  Moves one cell at a time left, right, up, and down.
• Shift + Arrow Key:   Moves the selection rectangle one tooth to the right, left, down, or up.
• Home:  Moves selecting rectangle to the beginning of the current row.
• End:  Moves selecting rectangle to the end of the current row.
• PgDn:  If currently in the upper arch, moves to the opposing tooth in the lower arch.
• PgUp:  If currently in the lower arch, moves to the opposing tooth in the upper arch.