Recording perio measurements

The perio chart takes six-point probing depths, gingival margins and bleeding on every tooth. Call the numbers out as you probe, or type them in.

Where the perio chart lives

The perio rows are part of the chart in the right-hand column of the appointment screen. Each arch has probing rows on its buccal and lingual sides, with the teeth between them. The chart stays up whichever tab you're on.

Each side has three rows.

• PD is the probing depth.
• GM is the gingival margin, measured from the cementoenamel junction.
• CAL is the clinical attachment level. Rebrief works it out from PD and GM when you chart by voice. It doesn't update right away for values you type.

The probing order

Rebrief walks the mouth in a set order, so you can call numbers without naming teeth. In Settings, open Charting. Choose a Probing order, then press Save changes. The new order applies to new appointments.

• Maxillary first
• Facials first
• Custom order, which you draw on a small chart. A phone doesn't offer this one.

The legend tab on the chart's right edge also shows the order you're using.

Starting the walk

Every new appointment starts with voice charting off, so stray numbers in conversation don't chart. Start the walk in any of these ways.

• Say "start charting".
• Say where to start, such as "probe 18" or "now probing from the distobuccal of 16".
• Click a tooth.
• While the scribe is listening, press Charting on the small card over the chart.

Calling out depths

1. Say the three depths for the side you're on, such as "3 2 3".
2. The values chart as soon as you finish speaking.
3. The next tooth in the walk lights up.

You don't have to finish a tooth in one breath. Say "2 4", check the pocket, then say "5". The last site fills in and the walk carries on.

One phrase only fills the highlighted tooth. Extra numbers are dropped, and the card says how many charted.

To report one tooth without starting the walk, name it. "Probing of the 26 buccal is 3 3 4" charts those three sites. Voice charting stays off.

Following the walk on the chart

• The tooth you're on has a solid, highlighted number. While the walk is paused, that number has an outline instead.
• The three teeth just behind you get a small green check beside their number. A double check means both sides are done.
• While you're charting, the next three teeth carry small arrows pointing the way the walk is going.
• Click the highlighted number to reverse the direction. You can also say "reverse direction".

Voice commands

• "undo" takes back the last entry.
• "repeat" charts the last three depths again on the tooth you're on. "repeat 3" does it for three teeth.
• "skip" passes a tooth.
• "actually that last one is 4" corrects the last depth of the tooth you just finished.
• "bleeding on the mesial" marks bleeding on probing. "delete BOP on the buccal" clears it.
• "mobility 2" sets mobility, and "no mobility" clears it.
• "pause charting" stops the walk where it is. "resume charting" picks it up again.
• "finish perio" ends the walk.

What the card tells you

After each charting phrase, a card over the chart says what happened.

• Charted means the values landed.
• Charting paused means numbers won't chart until you resume.
• Not charted means voice charting is off. Turn it on, then say it again.
• Nothing charted means nothing landed. Say it again.

While voice charting is on, the card also shows the next tooth. Under You can say, it lists phrases to try.

Typing values in

Click a box in a PD or GM row and type the number. Clicking a box moves the highlight there and turns voice charting on.

Bleeding and suppuration are charted by voice. When the chart has enough room, they show as red and yellow dots on the tooth drawings.

The PSR row holds a code for each sextant. Click a sextant to step through its codes.

The perio summary

Four cards above the chart show Mean PD, ≥4mm, ≥6mm and BOP. They disappear the first time anything is charted by voice, or when you click a tooth or a box. They stay hidden even while voice charting is off. They come back after you say "finish perio", or when the walk passes its last tooth.

Taking it out

Use Export on the appointment's tab row for a picture or a PDF of the chart. In the Rebrief desktop app, Export can also send the chart to your practice software. That waits until the appointment has ended.

Related settings

• Probing order, under Charting in Settings
• Sound effects during voice charting, under Notifications & sounds in Settings