Perio Chart Voice Command Reference
Every command you can speak during a perio charting session. Phrases listed together do the same thing — say whichever feels natural.
Words in angle brackets are values you supply, e.g. "missing tooth <N>" → "missing tooth 14".
Session control
| Command | Say | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Start charting | "start perio" · "begin perio" · "open perio" · "perio chart" · bare "start" / "begin" | Activates perio charting mode and creates or resumes an exam |
| Finish charting | stop / end + perio / chart / charting, e.g. "stop perio", "end charting" — "close", "done", and "finish" will not end the session | Ends the perio exam session |
| Save to PMS | "save perio to PMS" · "save perio" · "save PMS" · "save chart" · "save charting" | Sends the chart to your PMS; the session stays open |
| Pause | "pause" · "paused" · "hold" · "holding" | Voice charting ignores measurements until you resume |
| Resume | "resume" · "resumed" · "continue" · "continued" · "continue on" · "unpause" · "unpaused" | Resumes voice charting |
| Undo | "undo" · "correct" · "wrong" · "remove that" · "delete that" | Undoes the last chart change |
| Redo | "redo" · "re-do" | Re-applies the last undone change |
Probing & phases
| Command | Say | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Record measurements | Spoken numbers at the cursor: "3 2 3" · "three two three" · ranges like "one to three" or "four to three" | Enters pocket depth or gingival margin values, depending on the active phase |
| Switch to PD | "pd" · "pocket depth" · "probing depth" · "start pd" · go / jump / skip / move / switch to "pd" / "probing" / "pocket depth" / "probing depth" | Moves the cursor to the pocket-depth phase |
| Switch to GM | "gm" · "gingival margin(s)" · "gingival measurement(s)" · "start gm" · "start recession" · "go to recession" · go / jump / skip / move / switch to "gm" / "gingival margin(s)" / "gingival measurement(s)" | Moves the cursor to the gingival-margin phase |
| Switch to MGJ | "mgj" · "start mgj" · go / jump / move / switch to "mgj" | Moves the cursor to the mucogingival-junction phase |
| MGJ values | At cursor: "mgj 3 2 3". On a tooth: "mgj tooth <N> <value>" · "mgj on <N> <value>", optional site before the value | Records mucogingival-junction values |
Moving around the chart
| Command | Say | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Jump to tooth | "tooth <N>" · "№<N>" · "number <N>" · go / jump / skip to <N> · "jump <N>" · "go back to <N>" — measurements can follow in the same phrase: "tooth 14 three two three" | Moves the cursor to that tooth |
| Jump to site | go / jump / skip to <tooth> <site> — sites: mesiobuccal, distobuccal, buccal, mesiolingual, distolingual, lingual, or MB / DB / ML / DL / B / L. Example: "go to 12 distobuccal" | Moves the cursor to the exact tooth and site |
| Jump to arch | "upper" · "lower arch" · "maxillary" · "mandibular" · go / jump / skip / switch to "upper" / "lower" / "maxillary" / "mandibular" | Moves the cursor to that arch |
| Next tooth | "next tooth" · "skip tooth" · "skip" | Advances to the next tooth in sequence |
| Skip to tooth | "skip <N>" · "skip number <N>" | Skips ahead to that tooth |
| Previous tooth | "previous tooth" · "back tooth" · "go back" — "go back" alone moves one tooth back; with a number ("go back to 5") it jumps to that tooth | Moves to the previous tooth |
| Repeat readings | "repeat" · "repeat <N>" · "repeat all" · "same thing" · "the same thing" · "repeat till / until / through / to <tooth>" | Copies the prior tooth's values forward |
Tooth status
| Command | Say | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Mark missing | "missing" (at cursor) · "missing tooth <N>" · "missing <N>" · "mark <N> missing" · a list: "missing 5, 12, 17, 32" — or a region: "missing upper right", "wisdom teeth missing" | Marks the tooth or teeth as missing |
| Mark implant | "implant tooth <N>" · "implant <N>" | Marks the tooth as an implant |
| Mark hidden | "hidden tooth <N>" · "hidden <N>" · "hidden here" (at cursor) | Excludes the tooth from this chart |
| Restore tooth | "tooth <N> present" · "present tooth <N>" · "restore tooth <N>" · "restore <N>" · make / mark / set tooth <N> present | Restores a missing or hidden tooth to present |
Clinical findings
| Command | Say | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Bleeding on probing | At cursor: "bleeding" · "bop" · "bleed" (+ optional site). On a tooth: "bleeding tooth 14" · "bop tooth 14 DB". A list: "BOP on teeth 7, 12, 19, and 20". Inline with probing: "3 2 bleeding 3" · "bleeding 3 2 3" · "3 2 3 all bleeding" | Marks BOP at a site, inline with probing, or across a tooth |
| Suppuration | At cursor: "suppuration" · "pus" (+ optional site). On a tooth: "pus tooth 3 mesiobuccal". A list: "pus on teeth 7, 12, 19". Combined with BOP: "bleeding pus tooth 14" | Marks suppuration |
| Plaque & calculus | Same patterns as bleeding: "plaque" · "calculus" · "tartar", e.g. "plaque tooth 3" · "calculus on teeth 2, 15, 31" | Marks plaque or calculus (yes/no, no grade) |
| Mobility<br>Miller grade 0–3 | At cursor: "mobility class 2" · "mobility grade 2" · "mobility two". On a tooth: "mobility tooth 14 class 2" · "mobility 14 2". A list: "mobility 2 on teeth 3, 14, 30". No grade: "mobility no class" · "class 0 mobility" · "zero class mobility" | Sets the mobility grade (0 = present, no class) |
| Furcation<br>Glickman grade 0–3 | At cursor: "furcation class 2" · "furcation 2" · "furcation mesial 2" · "furcation no class". On a tooth: "furcation tooth 14 class 2" · "furcation tooth 14 mesial class 1". A list: "furcation 2 on teeth 2, 14, 30". Sites: buccal (default), mesial, distal. Posterior teeth only | Sets the furcation grade at the specified site |
| Recession | At cursor: "recession 3" · "facial recession 1". On a tooth: "recession tooth 14 3". Optional site | Records recession (positive GM) |
| Inflammation | At cursor: "inflammation 2". On a tooth: "inflammation tooth 5 one" | Records inflammation (negative GM) |
| Remove a finding | remove / delete / take off + <finding> + tooth <N> — e.g. "remove bleeding tooth 14 DB" · "take off mobility tooth 3" · "remove missing tooth 5" | Clears a specific finding (different from "remove that", which undoes) |
Clearing & corrections
| Command | Say | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Clear tooth | "clear" (current tooth) · "clear <N>" · "clear №<N>" · "clear tooth <N>" · "clear number <N>" | Clears all readings on the tooth and places the cursor so charting refills all three sites |
| Restore a cleared tooth | "redo <N>" · "redo №<N>" · "redo tooth <N>" · "restore <N>" · "put back <N>" · "undo clear" | Restores the readings removed by the last clear on that tooth |
| Clear a region | "clear" + <scope> — "clear quadrant" · "clear UR / UL / LR / LL" · "clear upper right" · "clear lower arch" · "clear maxillary" · "clear all" · "clear full mouth" · "clear teeth 1 through 5" | Clears every tooth in the region; asks you to confirm before clearing |
| Overwrite a site value | "change <tooth> <site> to <value>" — "change 14 DB to 4" · "change tooth 14 distobuccal to four" — or "set <tooth> <site> <value>" — "set 14 buccal 3" · "set tooth 3 lingual two" | Writes the value directly to that tooth and site; without a value, jumps to the site instead |
Batch & regional commands
Apply or clear a finding across a region in one phrase: <finding> + <scope> to add, or remove / delete / take off + <finding> + <scope> to clear. Works with bleeding, pus, missing, mobility, furcation, plaque, and calculus.
| Scope | Say | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Quadrants | "upper right" · "upper left" · "lower right" · "lower left" · "UR" / "UL" / "LR" / "LL" | "bleeding upper right" |
| Arches & sextants | "upper arch" · "lower arch" · "maxillary" · "mandibular" · sextants | "missing upper arch" |
| Whole mouth | "everywhere" · "full mouth" · "all teeth" · "all" | "all bleeding" |
| Tooth ranges | "teeth <N> through <N>" — e.g. "teeth 8 through 14" | "pus teeth 8 through 14" |
| Custom tooth lists | Comma- or "and"-separated teeth: "teeth 7, 12, 19 and 20" · "7 12 19 20" — works with bleeding, pus, plaque, calculus, mobility, furcation, missing | "BOP on teeth 7, 12, 19, and 20" |
| Named groups | "posteriors" · "anteriors" · "centrals" · "premolars" · "wisdom teeth" | "mark all wisdom teeth missing" |
| Site filter | "interproximal" — limits the finding to interproximal sites | "bleeding interproximal lower arch" |