[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/fdi-tooth-numbering-system-for-patients-ph-62\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/fdi-tooth-numbering-system-for-patients-ph-62\/","headline":"FDI tooth numbering system for patients! – PH-62","name":"FDI tooth numbering system for patients! – PH-62","description":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.0.3″][et_pb_fullwidth_header _builder_version=”4.9.7″ title_font_size=”40px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/depositphotos_10666044-stock-photo-numbers-buttons.jpg” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” custom_css_main_element=”height: 430px; padding: 1px;” button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”FDI tooth numbering system for patients!” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ title_font_size=”40px” background_color=”#0aaaaf” min_height_tablet=”150px” min_height_phone=”280px” min_height_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” custom_css_main_element=”height: 80px; padding: 1px;” button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” […]","datePublished":"2021-07-03","dateModified":"2021-07-15","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"admin","url":"https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/author\/admin\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e8332d597554647ad1a751e441d0749?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e8332d597554647ad1a751e441d0749?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Dr Colin Priestland","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/index.png","url":"https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/index.png","width":577,"height":143}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/depositphotos_10666044-stock-photo-numbers-buttons.jpg","url":"https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/depositphotos_10666044-stock-photo-numbers-buttons.jpg","height":221,"width":600},"url":"https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/fdi-tooth-numbering-system-for-patients-ph-62\/","about":["1. Patient information Sheets","General Information"],"wordCount":1667,"articleBody":"\t\t\t\t\t[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.0.3″][et_pb_fullwidth_header _builder_version=”4.9.7″ title_font_size=”40px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/depositphotos_10666044-stock-photo-numbers-buttons.jpg” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” custom_css_main_element=”height: 430px; padding: 1px;” button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” 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button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”12%||||false|false” top_divider_style=”wave2″ top_divider_color=”#0aaaaf” top_divider_height=”32px” transparent_background=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.7″ z_index_tablet=”500″]FDI tooth numbering system for patients!To help you understand your dental report from Dr Colin Priestland, it is necessary for you to know how the Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI) tooth numbering system works so you understand which tooth I am identifying when outlining your treatment plan in your report.\u00a0 It\u2019s very simple as you will read below!All teeth have a two number code.\u00a0 The first number refers to location in the mouth the tooth is located (top, bottom, left or right), and the second number identifies the tooth position with respect to the front and back of the mouth. \u00a0 The adult mouth is divided into 4 quarters referred to as quadrants.\u00a0 These are upper left (UL) and upper right (UR), and lower left (LL) and lower right (LR).\u00a0 The quadrants are numbered as follows:\u00a0 Upper right is quadrant 1, upper left is quadrant 2, lower left is quadrant 3 and lower right is quadrant 4.\u00a0 So starting upper right you progress around the mouth logically 1, 2, 3, and 4 for each quadrant.Baby teeth known as deciduous teeth, are numbered as UR quadrant 5, UL quadrant 6, LL quadrant 7 and LR quadrant 8.\u00a0 There are only 5 deciduous teeth in each quadrant (2 incisors, one canine and two primary molars).The adult human jaw should contain 8 teeth in each quadrant, made up of:2 incisor teeth referred to as central incisor and lateral incisor (teeth 1 & 2), 1 canine tooth (tooth 3), 2 premolar teeth (teeth 4 & 5) referred to as the first and second premolars and finally 3 molar teeth referred to as the first, second and third molars (teeth 6, 7 and 8).The last of these molars, the third molar, is also known as the wisdom tooth and in many cases the wisdom teeth have been removed and so many people have only 2 molar teeth remaining in each quadrant.Tooth number examples:Tooth numbers are spoken as follows:\u00a0 Tooth 11 is spoken as \u201ctooth one one,\u201d not tooth eleven.\u00a0 Tooth 23 is \u201ctooth two three\u201d, not tooth twenty three, an so on.\u00a0 Remember first number is the quadrant and the second number is where in the quadrant it is located.FDI tooth 11:\u00a0 Quadrant 1 is upper right, and tooth number 1 is the tooth nearest the centre of the mouth this being the first of the incisor teeth known as the central incisor.\u00a0 Hence upper right central incisor.FDI tooth 22:\u00a0 Quadrant 2 is upper left, and tooth number 2 is the second tooth from the centre being the \u201clateral\u201d incisor tooth.\u00a0 Hence upper left lateral incisor.FDI tooth 37:\u00a0 Quadrant 3 is lower left, tooth number 7 is the 7th tooth from the centre, known as the second molar tooth.\u00a0 Hence lower left second molar.FDI tooth 45:\u00a0 Quadrant 4 is lower right, tooth number 5 is the 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