Universal Numbering System
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Universal numbering system. Orientation of the image is "doctor's view" so left and right side correspond to the patient's right and left, respectively.
The Universal numbering system (or Military system[1]) is a dental notation system for associating information to a specific tooth,[2] and is commonly used in the United States.
The designations "left" and "right" on the chart correspond to the patient's left and right, respectively.
Chart of codes
Orientation of the chart is traditionally "patient's view", i.e. patient's right corresponds to notation-chart right. The designations "left" and "right" on the chart correspond to the patient's left and right, respectively.
| Permanent Teeth | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| upper left | upper right | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| lower left | lower right | ||||||||||||||
| Deciduous teeth (baby teeth) | |||||||||||||||
| upper left | upper right | ||||||||||||||
| J | I | H | G | F | E | D | C | B | A | ||||||
| K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | ||||||
| lower left | lower right | ||||||||||||||
| Alternate system for Deciduous teeth | |||||||||||||||
| upper left | upper right | ||||||||||||||
| 10d | 9d | 8d | 7d | 6d | 5d | 4d | 3d | 2d | 1d | ||||||
| 11d | 12d | 13d | 14d | 15d | 16d | 17d | 18d | 19d | 20d | ||||||
| lower left | lower right | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Thaller, Seth R. (2004). Facial Trauma. CRC Press. p. 30.
- ↑ "Tooth Numbering Systems". Oral Health Topics A–Z. American Dental Association. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
See also
- Dental notation
- FDI World Dental Federation notation
- Palmer Notation Method
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