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*Adult (permanent) teeth identified by numbers
**From the midline to the back of the mouth on each side, there is a central incisor, a lateral incisor, a canine, two premolars (bicuspids), and three molars
*Children (non-permanent) teeth identified by letters
*Common landmarks:
**'''1''': Right upper wisdom
**'''8 & 9''': Upper incisors
**'''16''': Left upper wisdom
**'''17''': Left lower wisdom
**'''24 & 25''': Lower incisors
**'''32''': Right lower wisdom
 
==Tooth descriptors==
*Maxillary teeth: upper row
*Mandibular teeth: lower row
*Facial: Portion of tooth seen when the mouth is open/smiles. Applicable to all teeth
**Labial: facial surface of the incisors and canines
**Buccal: facial surface of the premolars and molars
*Oral: Portion of tooth that faces the tongue or palate. Applies to all teeth
**Lingual: Toward the tongue; the oral surface of the mandibular teeth
**Palatal: Toward the palate; the oral surface of the maxillary teeth
*Apical: Toward the tip of the root of the tooth
*Coronal: Toward the crown or the biting surface of the tooth
**Occlusal: Biting or chewing surface of the premolars and molars
**Incisal: Biting or chewing surface of the incisors and canines
*Approximal/interproximal: contacting surfaces between two adjacent teeth
**Mesial: interproximal surface facing anteriorly or closest to the midline
**Distal:  interproximal surface facing posteriorly or away from the midline <ref name="Emergency Dental Procedures">Benko K. Emergency Dental Procedures. In: Roberts and Hedges' Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2014. </ref>
 
==See Also==
*[[Dental problems]]
 
[[Category:ENT]]
 
==References==
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