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Tooth Numbering Systems Explained: FDI, Palmer, and Universal

October 29, 2026 By Dr. Chetan Leave a Comment

Tooth Numbering Systems

A detailed guide for dental students, covering permanent and primary teeth, chart orientation, notation conversions, common mistakes, and revision questions. The same tooth can be written as 36 in FDI notation, ?6 in Palmer notation, and #19 in the Universal system. Those identifiers all refer to the permanent mandibular left first molar. At first, this […]

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