Tooth numbering systems, tooth surfaces, eruption dates, tissue structures, and charting symbols for restorations and conditions.
About this set
40 basic cards for CDA / DANB Dental Assisting. It opens with "In the Universal Numbering System, which tooth is #1?" and "In the Universal Numbering System, which tooth is #16?". More Healthcare and Nursing decks are listed below.
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- In the Universal Numbering System, which tooth is #1?
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Maxillary right third molar (upper right wisdom tooth)
- In the Universal Numbering System, which tooth is #16?
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Maxillary left third molar (upper left wisdom tooth)
- In the Universal Numbering System, which tooth is #17?
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Mandibular left third molar (lower left wisdom tooth)
- In the Universal Numbering System, which tooth is #32?
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Mandibular right third molar (lower right wisdom tooth)
- In the Universal Numbering System, which tooth is #8?
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Maxillary right central incisor
- In the Universal Numbering System, which tooth is #9?
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Maxillary left central incisor
- What letters does the Universal Numbering System use for primary (deciduous) teeth?
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A through T
- In the primary tooth lettering system, which tooth is A?
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Maxillary right second molar
- What does the first digit of a two-digit FDI tooth number indicate?
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The quadrant, and whether the tooth is permanent or primary
- How does Palmer notation identify a tooth?
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A quadrant bracket symbol plus a number 1 to 8 for permanent teeth, or a letter A to E for primary teeth
- What is the mesial surface of a tooth?
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The proximal surface facing toward the midline of the arch
- What is the distal surface of a tooth?
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The proximal surface facing away from the midline of the arch
- What is the buccal surface of a posterior tooth?
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The surface facing the cheek
- What is the facial (labial) surface of an anterior tooth?
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The surface facing the lips
- What is the lingual surface of a tooth?
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The surface facing the tongue