Universal Numbering System

This article is about the dental notation system. For the metal alloy numbering system, see Unified numbering system.
Universal numbering system. This is a dental practitioner view, so tooth number 1, the rear upper tooth on the patient's right, appears on the left of the chart.

The Universal Numbering System, sometimes called the "American System", is a dental notation system commonly used in the United States.[1][2]

Most of the rest of the world uses the FDI World Dental Federation notation, accepted as an international standard by the International Standards Organization as ISO 3950.[3] However, dentists in the United Kingdom commonly still use the older Palmer notation despite the difficulty in representing its graphical components in computerized (non-handwritten) records.

  1. ^ "Tooth Numbering Systems". Oral Health Topics A–Z. American Dental Association. Archived from the original on November 2, 2006. Retrieved 2014-05-26. (www.archive.org link)
  2. ^ American Dental Association (August 2022). "Universal Tooth Designation System" (PDF). ValueSet - Universal Tooth Designation System ada.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  3. ^ ISO 3950 Updated – Dentistry Designation System