How do Dentist name their teeth?
The uppercase letters A through T are used for primary teeth and the numbers 1 – 32 are used for permanent teeth. The tooth designated “1” is the maxillary right third molar (“wisdom tooth”) and the count continues along the upper teeth to the left side.
How teeth are numbered by a dentist?
The first thing to realize is dentists use a two-digit numbering system. So the upper right teeth begin with the number “1” (i.e. 11), the upper left teeth begin with the number “2” (i.e. 21), the lower left teeth begin with the number “3” (i.e. 31), and the lower right teeth begin with the number “4” (i.e. 41).
What is tooth 48?
Wisdom teeth (third molars) : upper right (18), upper left (28), lower left (38) and lower right (48) (there are 12 molars).
What is the tooth numbering system called?
The Universal Numbering System, sometimes called the “American System”, is a dental notation system commonly used in the United States. Most of the rest of the world uses the FDI World Dental Federation notation, accepted as an international standard by the International Standards Organization as ISO 3950.
Which tooth is tooth number 19?
Number 19: 1st Molar. Number 20: 2nd Bicuspid or 2nd premolar. Number 21: 1st Bicuspid or 1st premolar. Number 22: Cuspid or canine.
Which tooth is number 46?
TOOTH CODES
| Tooth Name | Tooth Code |
|---|---|
| Primary Maxillary Left Central Incisor | (F) 46 |
| Primary Maxillary Left Lateral Incisor | (G) 47 |
| Primary Maxillary Left Canine Molar | (H) 48 |
| Primary Maxillary Left First Molar | (I) 49 |
What tooth is number 21?
Number 21: 1st Bicuspid or 1st premolar. Number 22: Cuspid or canine. Number 23: Lateral incisor. Number 24: Central incisor.
What number are wisdom teeth?
1, 16, 17 and 32 are back teeth commonly referred to as “Wisdom Teeth”.
What is tooth number 54?
Primary Mandibular Left Lateral Incisor. (N) 54. Primary Mandibular Left Central Incisor.
What tooth is number 31?
Number 31: 2nd Molar. Number 32: 3rd Molar (lower right wisdom tooth)
What tooth is number 19?
What teeth numbers are pre molars?
Premolars are permanent teeth numbers 4, 5, 12, 13, 20, 21, 28 and 29 – there are no primary premolars! Molars are also used for chewing and grinding food Molars are primary teeth A, B, I, L, S, T and permanent teeth numbers 1, 2, 3, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 30, 31, and 32.