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DENTAL

DENTALNN
UMBERING
UMBERINGSYSTEMS
SYSTEMS
Primary (Deciduous) Teeth

There are are


There three different
three numbering
different systems
numbering usedused
systems to identify the the
to identify teeth in dentistry.
primary teeth in dentistry.

1.TheTheUniversal
Primary Numbering System has
Universal Numbering been adopted
System by thebyADA
was adopted and isinin1968
the ADA use by andmost
is in
general
use bydentists today. and pedodontists dentists today.Tooth letter A is the farthest back on the
most general
Tooth number
right side of1the is the tooth
mouth in farthest
the upper back on the right
(maxillary) side letters
jaw.The of yourcontinue
mouth inalong the upper
the upper (max- teeth
illary) jaw. Numbering
toward the front and continues
across to along
the your
toothupper teeth
farthest toward
back on the thetopfront
left and
sideacross
letter to theletters
J.The
tooth farthestbyback
continue on thedown
dropping top left
to thesidelower
number 16.The numbers
(mandibular) continue
jaw. Letter K is the by tooth
dropping downback
farthest
to the lower
on the left(mandibular)
side of the mouthjaw. Number
on the 17 is the Letters
bottom. tooth farthest
continue back ontoward
again the leftthesidefront
of your
and
mouth on to
across thethe
bottom.
tooth Numbering
farthest back continues again toward
on the bottom the front
right side of theand across
mouth to the
letter T. Sometoothdentist
farthest back
use the on the bottom
alternative versionright
which sideis of younumber
they mouth the number
teeth32. fromIn this system,
1 20 in thethe teeth
same that
procedure
should be above
stated there are but numbered.
they place Ifa lower
you arecase missing your thirdright
d (deciduous) molars,
afteryour firstnumber.
to the number will be 2
instead of 1, acknowledging the missing tooth. If youve had teeth removed or teeth missing,
the missing teeth will be numbered as well.
2.TheThePalmer
Primary Notation
PalmerNumbering
Notation Numbering System is used Systemby some
is usedorthodontists, pedodontists,
by some orthodontist,
andpedodontists,
oral surgeons.and Originally called the Zsigmondy
oral surgeons.The systeminto
mouth is divided afterfour
an Austrian
sections dentist of that
called quadrants.The
name whoAdeveloped
letters through Ethe andidea in 1861.
a unique symbol is used to identify the teeth in each quadrant.The
Theletters
mouthrun is divided
from the into four of
center sections calledtoquadrants.The
the mouth the back. In the numbers 1 through
upper right 8 and
quadrant a A is
tooth
unique
the symbol
incisor.The is used to identify
letters continue thetoteeth in each
the right andquadrant.The
back to toothnumbering
E which isruns from the
the second molar.
center
Theofletters
the mouth to the
sit inside an Lback. In thesymbol
shaped upper right
used quadrant
to identifytooth, number 1 is the
the quadrants.The L isincisor.
right side
Theup numbers
for the continue
teeth in the to the
upperrightleftand back to tooth
quadrant.The teethnumber
in the8,upper
whichright
is the third
use molar.TheL for
a backwards
numbers sit inside
the bottom an L-shaped
quadrants, the Lsymbol
is upside used to identify
down following thethequadrant.The
same patternL from is right
theside up for
uppers.

3.The
ThePalmer
PrimaryNotation Numbering
Federation DentaireSystem is used byNumbering
Internationale some orthodontists,
Systempedodontists,
(FDI).
andInternationally
oral surgeons.the
Originally calledsystem
two digit the Zsigmondy system
is widely used after an and
in Canada Austrian dentist
European of that In
countries.
name whothe
1996, developed the idea
ADA adopted thisinsystem.
1861. Every branch of dentistry uses this system.
TheThe
mouth is is divided into four sections called a quadrant. Each quadrant is assigned a number.
mouth
The maxillary right quadrant is assigned the number 5, the maxillary left quadrant is assigned
the number 6, the mandibular left quadrant is assigned the number 7, and the mandibular right
quadrant is assigned the number 8.The teeth with each quadrant are assigned a number
from 1 5 with 1 being the second molar and 5 being the central incisor.

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Dental Numbering Systems Prim - Rev. 9/03
P RIMARY T EETH
DENTAL NUMBERING SYSTEMS
ILLUSTRATED 1
(R) Central (L) Central
Incisor Incisor

55 65 (L) Lateral
(R) Lateral
Incisor A A Incisor

54 64
E F B
B
5d 6d
(R) Cuspid D G (L) Cuspid
53 4d 7d 63
C C
C H
3d 8d
(L) First
(R) First
Molar 52 62 Molar
D D
B 2d 9d I
Upper
(R) Second (L) Second
Molar 51 E (maxillary) E 61 Molar
A 1d 10d J

UNIVERSAL

UNIVERSAL
UNIVERSAL

UNIVERSAL

PALMER
PALMER

ALTERNATIVE
ALTERNATIVE

RIGHT

LEFT

FDI
FDI

T 20d Lower 11d K


(R) Second
81 E E 71 (L) Second
Molar (mandibular) Molar

D S 19d 12d L
D 72
(R) First 82 (L) First
Molar Molar

18d 13d
R M
C 17d 14d C
83 16d 15d 73
(R) Cuspid Q N (L) Cuspid

B P O B
84 A A 74
(R) Lateral (L) Lateral
Incisor 85 75 Incisor

(R) Central (L) Central


Incisor Incisor
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