Universal Primary Teeth
Universal Permanent Teeth
Palmer Primary Teeth
Palmer Permanent Teeth
Tooth Surfaces
100

The number of teeth in the primary dentition

What is 20 teeth?

100

The maxillary central incisors

What are teeth #8 and 9?

100

The only letters used for primary Palmer counting

What are letters A-E?

100

The number of teeth in each quadrant for the permanent Palmer counting method

What is 8?

100

The surface of the tooth that is farthest away from the midline

What is the Distal surface?

200

The type of tooth that is missing in the primary dentition

What are premolars?

200

Maxillary left first molar

What is tooth #14?

200

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What is the maxillary left 1st molar?

200

In the Palmer method of counting, where we begin counting from

What is the midline?

200

Name the surface of the tooth closest to the tongue

What is the lingual surface?

300

Tooth letter B

What is the maxillary 1st molar?

300

Name the mandibular left premolars

What are teeth #20 and #21?

300

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What is the maxillary right lateral incisor?

300

Name the tooth numbers for all of the 2nd premolars in the permanent dentition using the Palmer method of counting

What is tooth #5?

300

Name the surface that we use for biting, ripping or tearing food

What is the incisal surface?

400

Teeth #O and P

What are the mandibular central incisors?

400

Name all 4 wisdom teeth

What are teeth #1,16,17,and 32?

400

The letter for all of the primary canines

What is tooth #C?

400

Name the permanent incisors using the Palmer method of counting

What are teeth #1 and 2?

400

Name the surface(s) that are closest to the lip or face

What are facial (or labial) surfaces?

500

Name the teeth that erupt behind teeth #K and #T

What are teeth #19 and #30?

500

Name all of the maxillary anterior teeth

What are teeth #6,7,8,9,10,and 11?

500

Name the Palmer letters for the primary posterior teeth

What are tooth letters D and E?

500

Name the permanent teeth that erupt after teeth letter B exfoliates (falls out) using the Palmer method of counting

What is tooth #2?

500

Name all 5 surfaces on the posterior teeth

What are mesial, distal, lingual, buccal, and occlusal surfaces?