Charting
In charting conditions, can there be a button for a root in situ, where the crown of the tooth has broken off and only the root remains, as currently I have to use the 'partially erupted' option.
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Hi Dominic,
Thanks for your suggestion!You'll have to help me understand this one. What is the difference between 'root in situ' and 'partially erupted?'
Were you able to do this in a previous system?
Do you have any examples of what this would look like in charting?
Kind Regards,
Warren -
Hi Warren and Dominic
Did you get this one sorted out? I currently used the fracture button to indicate that the tooth has fractured on all surfaces. Not really satisfactory. Warren, a root in situ is a tooth that has completely broken off at gum line and will be left in the gum without needing to be removed/extracted. The crown part of the tooth is gone while the root is still present. Sometimes we will make a denture to go over the broken tooth.
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Soooooo, about charting fractured teeth with a retained root. It seems that this should be a simple solution as it is just a graphic without any invoicing or associated treatment planning. A retained root or root in situ is just the root of a tooth without the crown portion. It could be a button on the condition page - retained root.
Another thing that would be good would be the ability to graphically indicate if this tooth was also diseased with an abscess at the tip of the root. This would look like a root with a red ball at the tip
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