The upper teeth are numbered from 1-16 from right to left and the lower teeth are numbered 17-32 from left to right.
Therefore, 1,16,17 and 32 would refer to your wisdom teeth and 6-11 and 22-26 would be your anterior teeth in the upper and lower jaws respectively.
Similarly, 6,11 22, 27 would be the canines and so on.Aug 12, 2018.
Teeth Numbering:
The upper teeth are numbered from 1-16 from right to left and the lower teeth are numbered 17-32 from left to right.
Therefore, 1,16,17 and 32 would refer to your wisdom teeth and 6-11 and 22-26 would be your anterior teeth in the upper and lower jaws respectively..
The upper teeth are numbered from 1-16 from right to left and the lower teeth are numbered 17-32 from left to right.
Therefore, 1,16,17 and 32 would refer to your wisdom teeth and 6-11 and 22-26 would be your anterior teeth in the upper and lower jaws respectively.
Similarly, 6,11 22, 27 would be the canines and so on.Aug 12, 2018.
Universal Numbering System
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") and the count continues along the upper teeth to the left side..
There are twenty deciduous teeth in total, which means four medial incisors, four lateral incisors, four canines and eight molars
Each of the four oral quadrants that are separated by the midline and into the upper and lower jaw contain five teeth each
The milk teeth are numbered individually with double digits
The teeth on each row, or arcade, are divided into four groups; named as follows from the dental midline outwards:
