PERSPECTIVE DENTISTRY
MIDTERM EXAM| 1ST SEMESTER
System of Tooth Identification
Upper Jaw
➔Maxilla
➔( maxillary)
Lower Jaw
➔Mandible
➔(mandibular)
HUMAN DENTITION
1. DECIDUOUS DENTITION
2. PERMANENT DENTITION
CLASSES OF TEETH
★Anterior Teeth
○ Incisors
○ Canines
★Posterior teeth
○ Premolars
○ Molars
➔INCISORS
◆ Central incisors
◆ Lateral incisors
➔CANINES
➔PREMOLARS
➔MOLARS
Tooth Numbering System
➔have been developed in order to
have a standard way of referring to
particular teeth.
System of Tooth Identification
★Palmer’s Notation
★International System or 2-digit
system or the FDI system
★Universal or Military System
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