Elastics Library

Use the Elastics Library table to set up elastics templates that you can apply to your patients' tooth charts.

Choose Your Settings

1. Open Elastics Library Editor - ViewPoint main menu > System Tables > Treatment > Elastics Library. (This is different from the Tooth Elastics table, which you use to set up the types of elastics you use.)

   

2. Choose a Template - You can make changes to an existing template, create a brand new template, or copy a template to a new name.

   Choose an Existing Template - Select a template from the Libraries dropdown list. You can then add new elastics, or clear all elastics and start over, as described below.

   Create a New Template - Click New at the bottom of the window, and enter a name in the Library Name field. You can then add elastics as needed, described below.

   Copy a Template - Select the template you want to copy from the Libraries dropdown list, then type a new name in the Library Name field and click Save. The original template is copied to your new library name.

3. Choose Elastics Type - Select the elastics type you want to use from the Elastics dropdown list. (See "Tooth Elastics Table " for details about maintaining your list of elastics types.)

4. Add Elastics- Click and hold the first tooth you want to work with. Drag your cursor to the last tooth you want included in the group and release your mouse button.

5. Save Changes - Click Save to save any changes you make to the names.

6. Exit - Click Exit to close the table window. If you made changes to the library, be sure to click Save first, or your changes will be ignored.

More Information

Clear Elastics - Select a template to work with, and click the Clear Elastics button to erase all elastics from the template and start over.

Delete Template - Select the template to work with, then click Delete. Any tooth charts that already have this template applied will remain unaffected.

Save Elastics to Library - In addition to creating elastics templates with the Elastics Library table, you can create a template from a patient's tooth chart by clicking the options button ( [V]) at the bottom of the tooth chart and selecting Save to Library.