16-Surface charting is an optional setting that enables charting at a finer granularity than normal charting, makes possible charting of occlusal fillings without the tooth cusps, and provides more treatments per tooth than normal 5-8 surface charting.
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16-surface charting is fully compatible with normal charting. It can be mixed with normal charting between patients, between Providers, and even between the teeth on a single patient's chart.Optionally enabled
16 Bit Surface Chart Configuration
16 Bit Surface Chart can be enabled/disabled in Configure > User Settings per User/Provider.
Optionally enabled as the default charting per patient tooth.
Merge surfaces without including the cusps
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(this is not possible in 5-8 surface charting)
Mix charting modes
EXACT can easily handle charting that is a mix of Normal and 16-Surface modes. Providers can mix modes between patients or even within the chart of a single patient.
Use 16-surface charting by default for specific teeth
It is possible to specify (per Provider) to aways show more surfaces for a specific tooth:
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Optional usage
16-surface charting is a setting per user, so Providers can use it optionally, and enable it as needed.
Many differentiated treatments per tooth
Each tooth can have many more treatments than for Normal charting.
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Benefits
Finer granularity - Chart smaller, more precise shapes than with Normal 5-8 surface charting.
Accurate representation - Merge multiple surfaces to more accurately portray the actual treatment.
Better charting of occlusal surfaces - Chart occlusal fillings that run over the edge of the tooth and down the side without involving the corner cusps (this is not possible to chart with normal 5-8 surfaces).
More detailed treatment planning and billing
16 surfaces provides for more detailed planning, listing and billing per tooth.
Provider choice
Providers can choose whether to use 16-surface charting for all teeth, for specific teeth or for specific patients.
Using
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Editing a Chart Item for 16-Surfaces
Double-click the treatment listing to display the Edit Chart Item window, and then click the tooth icon alongside the tooth:
The Select Tooth Number window displays:
From the Select Tooth Number window,
Optionally check the checkbox to Always show more surfaces for this tooth:
Select the More Surfaces >> button
to display the tooth surfaces.
Edit the large tooth display as required, and then click OK.
