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What is wisdom tooth number?
1, 16, 17 and 32 are back teeth commonly referred to as “Wisdom Teeth”.
What tooth is number 18?
Number 17: 3rd Molar or wisdom tooth (lower left ) Number 18: 2nd Molar.
Where is tooth 17 in your mouth?
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 you mouth number 32.
What is tooth #19?
Number 9: Central incisor (upper left) Number 10: Lateral incisor (upper left) Number 11: Cuspid (canine/eye tooth) Number 12: 1st Bicuspid or 1st premolar. Number 13: 2nd Bicuspid or 2nd premolar.
Is tooth 21 anterior or posterior?
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.
Is tooth 17 a wisdom tooth?
Number 17: 3rd Molar or wisdom tooth (lower left )
Is tooth 18 a wisdom tooth?
Number 16: 3rd Molar or wisdom tooth. Number 17: 3rd Molar or wisdom tooth (lower left ) Number 18: 2nd Molar.
Where Is tooth number 17 located?
What is the number 19 tooth?
#19 is your first molar and an important tooth in chewing and keeping your bite aligned and balanced. For may people, they find it difficult to chew once it has been extracted. Additionally, over time, the adjacent teeth may become overloaded causing dental or periodontal problems.
What teeth numbers are considered anterior?
The designation of permanent anterior teeth in the Universal/National tooth numbering system include teeth 6 through 11 (maxillary), and 22 through 27 (mandibular); primary teeth in the Universal/National tooth numbering system are designated C through H (maxillary), and M through R (mandibular).
Where is number 1 tooth?
Tooth number 1 is the tooth farthest back on the upper right. Numbering continues along the upper teeth toward the front and across to the tooth farthest back on the upper left side, number 16.
How does a dentist number your teeth?
Universal Numbering System . This is by far the most used dental numbering system by general dentists. The teeth will be numbered between 1 and 32, beginning with the farthest tooth to the back on the upper right side of the jaw. From the right side of the jaw, you continue counting across the top until you reach the back left tooth (#16).