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TOOTH Numbering
System
Dr .Mehwish Shafiq
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Introduction

 There is a certain amount of variation among individual

teeth. Every tooth may not meet all the criteria for
identification.
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Primary Teeth

 ThePrimary Teeth – also known as deciduous dentition,

consist of 20 teeth arranged in two U-shaped patterns

 Thereare 10 teeth in the maxillary arch and 10 in the

mandibular arch.
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Permanent Teeth

 The Permanent Teeth – replace the primary teeth between

the ages of 6 and 12.
 Roots are resorbed.
 Are also known as the permanent dentition and consist
of 32 teeth.
 All have erupted by the age of 14, except the third
molars
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Types of Teeth
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Tooth Numbering

 Numbering systems have been developed to have a

standard way of referring to particular teeth.
 Dentists
in writing or speech, use several different dental
notation systems for associating information to a specific
tooth.
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Tooth Numbering Systems
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Palmer Notation System

 The Palmer notation is a system used by dentists to

associate information to a specific tooth .
 It was originally termed the "Zsigmondy system”.
 Used in some orthodontic and pediatric practices.
 The Palmer notation consists of a symbol (┘└ ┐┌)
designating in which quadrant the tooth is found and a
number indicating the position from the midline
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Adults

 Inthis system, the mouth is divided into four sections

called quadrants. The numbers 1 through 8 and a unique
symbol are used to identify the teeth in each quadrant.
The numbering runs from the center of the mouth to the
back.
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Children

 In children, the Palmer Notation System uses uppercase letters

instead of numbers. Following the same order as for adult's teeth,
childrens 20 primary teeth are lettered A through "E" in each
quadrant. The same symbol is used to identify the quadrants.
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Children
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Universal System

 The Universal Numbering System is a simplified method of

identifying teeth that is approved and adopted by the American
Dental Association
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Adults
 Tooth number 1 is the tooth farthest back on the right side of your mouth in
the upper (maxillary) jaw.

 Numbering continues along your upper teeth toward the front and across to
the tooth farthest back on the top left side (which is number 16).

 The numbers continue by dropping down to the lower (mandibular) jaw.

Number 17 is the tooth farthest back on the left side of your mouth on the
bottom.

 Numbering continues again toward the front and across to the tooth farthest
back on the bottom right side of your mouth (which is number 32).
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 Inthis system, the teeth that should be there are

numbered. If you are missing your wisdom teeth, your
first number will be 2 instead of 1, acknowledging the
missing tooth. If you've had teeth removed or teeth are
missing, the missing teeth will be numbered as well.
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Children

 This system uses the letters A through T instead of the

number 1 through 20. So, a child's first tooth on the upper
right would be A and the last tooth on the lower right
would be T.
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Federation dentaire internationale(FDI)

 The FDI World Dental Federation notation is widely used by dentists

internationally to associate information to a specific tooth.

 Developed by the Fédération Dentaire Internationale (FDI), it is also

known as ISO 3950[3] notation.

 The FDI system uses a two-digit numbering system in which the first
number represents a tooth's quadrant and the second number
represents the number of the tooth from the midline of the face.
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Adult

 For permanent teeth, the upper right teeth begin with the number, "1".
The upper left teeth begin with the number, "2". The lower left teeth
begin with the number, "3". The lower right teeth begin with the
number, "4".
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Adult FDI system
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Children

 For primary teeth, the sequence of numbers goes 5, 6, 7, and 8 for the
teeth in the upper right, upper left, lower left, and lower right
respectively
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Child FDI System
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