Universal Numbering System
This article is about the dental notation system. For the metal alloy numbering system, see Unified numbering system.
Universal numbering system. This is a "doctor's view", so tooth number 1, the rear upper tooth on the patient's right, appears on the left.
The Universal Numbering System is a dental notation system for associating information to a specific tooth,[1] 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 Dentition | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Primary Dentition | |||||||||||||||
| 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 Primary Dentition | |||||||||||||||
| 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
- ↑ "Tooth Numbering Systems". Oral Health Topics A–Z. American Dental Association. Retrieved 2014-05-26. (www.archive.org link)
See also
- Dental notation
- FDI World Dental Federation notation
- Palmer Notation Method