Universal Primary Teeth
The number of teeth in the primary dentition
What is 20 teeth?
The maxillary central incisors
What are teeth #8 and 9?
The only letters used for primary Palmer counting
What are letters A-E?
The number of teeth in each quadrant for the permanent Palmer counting method
What is 8?
The surface of the tooth that is farthest away from the midline
What is the Distal surface?
The type of tooth that is missing in the primary dentition
What are premolars?
Maxillary left first molar
What is tooth #14?
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What is the maxillary left 1st molar?
In the Palmer method of counting, where we begin counting from
What is the midline?
Name the surface of the tooth closest to the tongue
What is the lingual surface?
Tooth letter B
What is the maxillary 1st molar?
Name the mandibular left premolars
What are teeth #20 and #21?
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What is the maxillary right lateral incisor?
Name the tooth numbers for all of the 2nd premolars in the permanent dentition using the Palmer method of counting
What is tooth #5?
Name the surface that we use for biting, ripping or tearing food
What is the incisal surface?
Teeth #O and P
What are the mandibular central incisors?
Name all 4 wisdom teeth
What are teeth #1,16,17,and 32?
The letter for all of the primary canines
What is tooth #C?
Name the permanent incisors using the Palmer method of counting
What are teeth #1 and 2?
Name the surface(s) that are closest to the lip or face
What are facial (or labial) surfaces?
Name the teeth that erupt behind teeth #K and #T
What are teeth #19 and #30?
Name all of the maxillary anterior teeth
What are teeth #6,7,8,9,10,and 11?
Name the Palmer letters for the primary posterior teeth
What are tooth letters D and E?
Name the permanent teeth that erupt after teeth letter B exfoliates (falls out) using the Palmer method of counting
What is tooth #2?
Name all 5 surfaces on the posterior teeth
What are mesial, distal, lingual, buccal, and occlusal surfaces?