Dental notations (illustration)

Case contributed by Candace Makeda Moore
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Illustration depicting the teeth with the different notation systems.

Lisence: BY-NC-SA Author: Candace Makeda Moore, MD

 

Case Discussion

Most of the world uses an internationally accepted tooth notation system based on Fédération Dentaire Internationale notation adopted by the International Standards Organisation (ISO) standard. In the United Stated of America, a different system is used. The U.S. system is often called the Universal Numbering System. There is another numbering system not shown in this illustration that is used in the United Kingdom called the Palmer notation.

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