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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. However, dentists in the United Kingdom commonly still use the older
Dr. Bunn page on dental notations
Video regarding the Universal Numbering System
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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. However, dentists in the United Kingdom commonly still use the older Palmer notation
Palmer notation (sometimes called the "Military System" and named for 19th-century American dentist Dr. Corydon Palmer from Warren, Ohio) is a dental notation (tooth numbering system). Despite the adoption of the FDI World Dental Federation notati ...
despite the difficulty in representing its graphical components in computerized (non-handwritten) records.
Left and right
Dental charts are normally arranged from the viewpoint of a dental practitioner facing a patient. The patient's right side appears on the left side of the chart, and the patient's left side appears on the right side of the chart. The labels "right" and "left" on the charts in this article correspond to the patient's right and left, respectively.Universal numbering system
Although it is named the "universal numbering system", it is also called the "American system" as it is only used in the United States. 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
The third molar, commonly called wisdom tooth, is the most posterior of the three molars in each quadrant of the human dentition. The age at which wisdom teeth come through ( erupt) is variable, but this generally occurs between late teens a ...
") and the count continues along the upper teeth to the left side. Then the count begins at the mandibular left third molar, designated number 17, and continues along the bottom teeth to the right side. Each tooth has a unique number or letter, allowing for easier use on keyboards.
Tooth numbering
Permanent teeth and their assigned numbers (Universal Tooth Numbering System) Upper right Upper left Lower left Lower rightSee also
* Dental notation * FDI World Dental Federation notation * Palmer Notation MethodReferences
External links
Dr. Bunn page on dental notations
Video regarding the Universal Numbering System
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