Change a patient's dentition

In order to better match the odontogram with your patient's changing dentition, you can use the edit dentition mode to:

• Mark a tooth as missing or erupted.
• Replace a tooth with the corresponding primary or permanent.
• Add supernumerary teeth.
• Change the order of teeth.

Changes you make here affect:

• The order and number of teeth displayed in the odontogram.
• The order and number of teeth available for recording findings and procedures.
• The order and number of sites available for entering periodontal data.

To learn more about the options for recording that a tooth is not visible, see Missing teeth effects below.

1. Select  in the bottom right corner of the odontogram
    
   • You can edit dentition from both the General Odontogram, or the Findings Input odontogram.
2. New edit options appear at the bottom of the panel
   
3. Select a tooth you want to edit
   
   • Selected teeth are highlighted in blue.
   • To select multiple teeth at once, hold Command (macOS) or Control (Windows) while selecting multiple teeth. Hold Shift to select teeth in a range.
4. Select one of the edit options at the bottom of the panel to update the dentition
   • Add: Add a specific tooth to the odontogram.
     • Useful when the Replace or Supernumerary options are not appropriate.
   • Supernumerary: Add a supernumerary tooth on the distal side of the selected teeth.
   • Replace: Replace the selected teeth with the corresponding primary or permanent.
   • Erupt: Set state of selected teeth to erupted.
   • Unerupt: Set state of selected teeth to unerupted.
   • Missing: Set state of selected teeth to missing.
   • Remove: Completed remove the selected teeth from the dentition.
     • Removed teeth cannot be selected for procedures or findings. No gap is left at the site.
   • Deselect: Clear any tooth selections.
     • Useful when making multiple types of dentition changes so you don't have to manually deselect every tooth.
   • To change the location of a tooth in a quadrant, drag and drop it to the appropriate spot.
5. When you are finished, select  again to leave edit dentition mode

Missing teeth effects

You have a few options for recording that a tooth is not visible in the mouth.

Each option will have a slightly different impact on how the tooth is displayed and what findings and procedures you can enter for that tooth or area afterwards.

Method	Effect on Findings and Procedures	Effect on Periodontal Findings	General Odontogram	Periodontal Odontogram
Mark a tooth as unerupted (Edit Dentition Mode)	Codes can be entered for the tooth number and surfaces.	Perio findings cannot be entered for the tooth. There is a gap to indicate where the missing area is.	Faded.	Faded.
Mark a tooth as missing (Edit Dentition Mode)	Codes can be entered for the tooth number.	Perio findings cannot be entered for the tooth. There is a gap to indicate where the missing area is.	Faded with a dashed outline.	Hidden but a gap is left for the tooth.
Enter a "missing" finding as existing (Treatment Planning panel)	Codes can be entered for the tooth number. Also adds a finding to the Treatment Planning panel that you can connect to a procedure.	Perio findings cannot be entered for the tooth. There is a gap to indicate where the missing area is.	Faded with a dashed outline.	Hidden but a gap is left for the tooth.
Remove a tooth from the dentition (Edit Dentition Mode)	Codes cannot be entered for the tooth number and surfaces. Tooth is not displayed in any area selector.	Perio findings cannot be entered for the tooth. There is no gap to indicate where the missing area is.	Not displayed.	Not displayed.

Extraction effects

If you complete an extraction procedure for a patient, the odontogram image of the extracted tooth will be faded with a cross through it.

You can chart findings and procedures to the tooth number but not the surfaces. Periodontal findings cannot be entered for the tooth but there is a gap to indicate where the missing area is.