Tooth-based treatment planning with an odontogram
An odontogram helps you organise which teeth are associated with each procedure in a dental treatment plan. In Planora, select teeth or a jaw, add treatment items, organise visits and prepare a PDF proposal.
What does an odontogram do in treatment planning?
An odontogram is a visual tooth chart. Instead of listing only a procedure name, you can select the associated teeth to show its scope. It helps you present a treatment plan specified by the dentist in a way that a patient can follow.
A tooth chart does not make an automatic diagnosis or determine the appropriate treatment for a tooth on its own. The dentist is responsible for treatment choices and clinical review.
Match tooth and jaw selections to treatment items
In New Plan, select the teeth associated with a treatment and add the relevant item. Use jaw shortcuts when you need to select the upper jaw, lower jaw or the whole mouth.
Define pricing units in Pricing. Per-tooth items use selected tooth count; per-jaw items use the number of jaws covered; per-procedure items use procedure quantity. Check the unit so a regional procedure is not inadvertently priced once for every tooth.
Organise treatments into visits
When a treatment plan has several stages, assign the items to the appropriate visits. The workflow lets you move an entire item or an individual tooth’s treatment to another visit. Review which tooth is assigned to which visit afterwards.
The dentist should determine the order and contents of the visits. The software helps you record and present that sequence; it does not assess clinical timing.
Turn the chart into a clear proposal
Before opening the PDF preview, check that tooth selections, treatment rows, visits and totals agree. Choose the proposal language and design, and add any explanations you need in your own words.
You can view, copy or archive a saved plan later. When copying a plan, review the previous person’s information and treatment items against the scope of the new plan.
What to prepare before you start
- The dentist’s treatment scope and the relevant teeth.
- A current price list with the correct unit for each treatment.
- The visit sequence for your treatment items.
- A proposal language, currency and any custom patient explanations.