Universal numbering system (dental) 4829384 182074146 2008-01-04T09:57:09Z Joedoedoe 4768023 The '''Universal numbering system''' is a dental notation system for associating information to a specific tooth, and is commonly used in the [[USA|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. {| class="wikitable" |+ Universal numbering system table |- ! colspan=16 align="center"| Permanent Teeth |- ! colspan=8 align="center"| upper left !! colspan=8 align="center"| upper right |- |[[maxillary third molar|16]]||[[maxillary second molar|15]]||[[maxillary first molar|14]]||[[maxillary second premolar|13]]||[[maxillary first premolar|12]]||[[maxillary canine|11]]||[[maxillary lateral incisor|10]]||[[maxillary central incisor|9]]||[[maxillary central incisor|8]]||[[maxillary lateral incisor|7]]||[[maxillary canine|6]]||[[maxillary first premolar|5]]||[[maxillary second premolar|4]]||[[maxillary first molar|3]]||[[maxillary second molar|2]]||[[maxillary third molar|1]] |- |[[mandibular third molar|17]]||[[mandibular second molar|18]]||[[mandibular first molar|19]]||[[mandibular second premolar|20]]||[[mandibular first premolar|21]]||[[mandibular canine|22]]||[[mandibular lateral incisor|23]]||[[mandibular central incisor|24]]||[[mandibular central incisor|25]]||[[mandibular lateral incisor|26]]||[[mandibular canine|27]]||[[mandibular first premolar|28]]||[[mandibular second premolar|29]]||[[mandibular first molar|30]]||[[mandibular second molar|31]]||[[mandibular third molar|32]] |- ! colspan=8 align="center"| lower left !! colspan=8 align="center"| lower right |- | colspan=16 align="center"| |- ! colspan=16 align="center"| Deciduous teeth (baby teeth) |- ! colspan=8 align="center"| upper left !! colspan=8 align="center"| upper right |- | || || ||J||I||H||G||F||E||D||C||B||A|| || || |- | || || ||K||L||M||N||O||P||Q||R||S||T|| || || |- ! colspan=8 align="center"| lower left !! colspan=8 align="center"| lower right |- | colspan=16 align="center"| |- ! colspan=16 align="center"| Alternate system for Deciduous teeth |- ! colspan=8 align="center"| upper left !! colspan=8 align="center"| upper right |- | || || ||10d||9d||8d||7d||6d||5d||4d||3d||2d||1d|| || || |- | || || ||11d||12d||13d||14d||15d||16d||17d||18d||19d||20d|| || || |- ! colspan=8 align="center"| lower left!! colspan=8 align="center"| lower right |} ==See also== * [[Dental notation]] * [[FDI World Dental Federation notation]] * [[Palmer Notation Method]] ==External links== *[http://www.drbunn.com/number.htm Dr.Bunn page on dental notations]. [[Category:Dentistry definitions]] [[zh:通用记录法 (牙科)]]