Transcription of DENTAL NUMBERING SYSTEMS PRIM - Justi - Pozzi
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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. 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 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 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 tooth farthestbyback continue on thedown dropping top left to thesidelower number numbers (mandibular) continue jaw.
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. Justi Educational Department Dental Numbering Systems Prim - Rev.9/03
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