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Anatomy
• Why do
we have
to have 2
sets of
teeth?
Why 2 sets of dentitions?
• The jaws have to
accommodate the increased
number of permanent teeth
and their bigger size
Dental formula
–I for incisors
–C for Canines
–PM for premolars
–M for molars
–Deciduous teeth are indicated
by the letter D before the initial
Human dental formula
• Deciduous teeth
– DI 2/2 DC 1/1 DM 2/2 = 10
• Permanent teeth
– I 2/2 C 1/1 PM 2/2 M 3/3 = 16
1 or 5 2 or 6
4 or 8 3 or 7
Teeth order
ABCDE FGHI J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TSRQP ONMLK 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17
FDI numbering system
55 54 53 52 51 61 62 63 64 65 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
85 84 83 82 81 71 72 73 74 75 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38