Dentition quick reference notation maps for deciduous and adult dentition can be found below. They show abbreviated forms of the two most common notation formats (the FDI/ISO 3950 format, paleoanthropological notation, and a dental notation most commonly used in Scandinavia). Note that we enter data in a slightly different format in the BIAD database.
DECIDUOUS DENTITION/MILK TEETH/BABY TEETH
------------------------Upper right---------------------------- ---------------------------Upper left-----------------------------
| 55/m2 | 54/m1 | 53/c | 52/i2 | 51/i1 | 61/m2 | 62/m1 | 63/c | 64/i2 | 65/i1 |
| 85/m2 | 84/m1 | 83/c | 82/i2 | 81/i1 | 71/m2 | 72/m1 | 73/c | 74/i2 | 75/i1 |
-------------------------Lower right--------------------------- ---------------------------Lower left-----------------------------
ADULT DENTITION/ADULT TEETH
--------------------------------------Upper right--------------------------------- ---------------------------------Upper left----------------------------------------
| 18/M3/8+ | 17/M2/7+ | 16/M1/6+ | 15/P2/5+ | 14/P/4+ | 13/C/3+ | 12/I2/2+ | 11/I1/1+ | 21/I1/+1 | 22/I2/+2 | 23/C/+3 | 24/P1/+4 | 25/P2/+5 | 26/M1/+6 | 27/M2/+7 | 28/M3/+8 |
| 48/M3/8- | 47/M2/7- | 46/M1/6- | 45/P2/5- | 44/P/4- | 43/C/3- | 42/I/2- | 41/I1/1- | I1/31/-1 | 32/I2/-2 | 33/C/-3 | 34/P1/-4 | 35/P2/-5 | 36/M1/-6 | 37/M2/-7 | 38/M3/-8 |
--------------------------------------Lower right--------------------------------- ---------------------------------Lower left----------------------------------------
Updated 2022-11-22 by S. Reiter with Scandinavian dental notation adult dentition
Equivalence Table (by Emily Kate)
A more complete table of dental notation can be found here. This is not an exhaustive list of dental notation formats, but it should contain some of the most common methods and the corresponding “long-hand” descriptions of each tooth.
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Permanent Dentition |
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Long Hand |
Paleoanthropological |
Alphanumeric |
FDI/ISO 3950 |
ADA Universal Number System |
Palmer |
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BIAD |
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Upper Right Third Molar |
RM3 |
UR8 |
18 or 1.8 |
1 |
8 ⏌ |
tooth:M3 |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Right Second Molar |
RM2 |
UR7 |
17 or 1.7 |
2 |
7⏌ |
tooth:M2 |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Right First Molar |
RM1 |
UR6 |
16 or 1.6 |
3 |
6⏌ |
tooth:M1 |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Right Second Premolar |
RP2 or RP4 |
UR5 |
15 or 1.5 |
4 |
5⏌ |
tooth:P2 |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Right First Premolar |
RP1 or RP3 |
UR4 |
14 or 1.4 |
5 |
4⏌ |
tooth:P1 |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Right Canine |
RC1 |
UR3 |
13 or 1.3 |
6 |
3⏌ |
tooth:C |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Right Second Incisor |
RI2 |
UR2 |
12 or 1.2 |
7 |
2⏌ |
tooth:I2 |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Right First Incisor |
RI1 |
UR1 |
11 or 1.1 |
8 |
1⏌ |
tooth:I1 |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Left Third molar |
LM3 |
UL8 |
28 or 2.8 |
16 |
⎿8 |
tooth:M3 |
Left |
Upper |
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Upper Left Second Molar |
LM2 |
UL7 |
27 or 2.7 |
15 |
⎿7 |
tooth:M2 |
Left |
Upper |
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Upper Left First Molar |
LM1 |
UL6 |
26 or 2.6 |
14 |
⎿6 |
tooth:M1 |
Left |
Upper |
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Upper Left Second Premolar |
LP2 or LP4 |
UL5 |
25 or 2.5 |
13 |
⎿5 |
tooth:P2 |
Left |
Upper |
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Upper Left First Premolar |
LP1 or LP3 |
UL4 |
24 or 2.4 |
12 |
⎿4 |
tooth:P1 |
Left |
Upper |
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Upper Left Canine |
LC1 |
UL3 |
23 or 2.3 |
11 |
⎿3 |
tooth:C |
Left |
Upper |
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Upper Left Second Incisor |
LI2 |
UL2 |
22 or 2.2 |
10 |
⎿2 |
tooth:I2 |
Left |
Upper |
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Upper Left First Incisor |
LI1 |
UL1 |
21 or 2.1 |
9 |
⎿1 |
tooth:I1 |
Left |
Upper |
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Lower Right Third Molar |
RM3 |
LR8 |
48 or 4.8 |
32 |
8⏋ |
tooth:M3 |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Right Second Molar |
RM2 |
LR7 |
47 or 4.7 |
31 |
7⏋ |
tooth:M2 |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Right First Molar |
RM1 |
LR6 |
46 or 4.6 |
30 |
6⏋ |
tooth:M1 |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Right Second Premolar |
RP2 or RP4 |
LR5 |
45 or 4.5 |
29 |
5⏋ |
tooth:P2 |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Right First Premolar |
RP1 or RP3 |
LR4 |
44 or 4.4 |
28 |
4⏋ |
tooth:P1 |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Right Canine |
RC1 |
LR3 |
43 or 4.3 |
27 |
3⏋ |
tooth:C |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Right Second Incisor |
RI2 |
LR2 |
42 or 4.2 |
26 |
2⏋ |
tooth:I2 |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Right First Incisor |
RI1 |
LR1 |
41 or 4.1 |
25 |
1⏋ |
tooth:I1 |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Left Third molar |
LM3 |
LL8 |
38 or 3.8 |
17 |
⎾8 |
tooth:M3 |
Left |
Lower |
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Lower Left Second Molar |
LM2 |
LL7 |
37 or 3.7 |
18 |
⎾7 |
tooth:M2 |
Left |
Lower |
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Lower Left First Molar |
LM1 |
LL6 |
36 or 3.6 |
19 |
⎾6 |
tooth:M1 |
Left |
Lower |
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Lower Left Second Premolar |
LP2 or LP4 |
LL5 |
35 or 3.5 |
20 |
⎾5 |
tooth:P2 |
Left |
Lower |
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Lower Left First Premolar |
LP1 or LP3 |
LL4 |
34 or 3.4 |
21 |
⎾4 |
tooth:P1 |
Left |
Lower |
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Lower Left Canine |
LC1 |
LL3 |
33 or 3.3 |
22 |
⎾3 |
tooth:C |
Left |
Lower |
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Lower Left Second Incisor |
LI2 |
LL2 |
32 or 3.2 |
23 |
⎾2 |
tooth:I2 |
Left |
Lower |
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Lower Left First Incisor |
LI1 |
LL1 |
31 or 3.1 |
24 |
⎾1 |
tooth:I1 |
Left |
Lower |
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Primary or Deciduous Dentition |
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Long Hand |
Paleoanthropological Notation |
Alphanumeric |
FDI/ISO 3950 |
ADA Universal Number System |
Palmer |
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BIAD |
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Upper Right Second Molar |
rm2 or drm2 |
URE |
55 or 5.5 |
A or 1d |
E⏌ |
tooth:m2 |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Right First Molar |
rm1 or drm1 |
URD |
54 or 5.4 |
B or 2d |
D⏌ |
tooth:m1 |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Right Canine |
rc1 or drc1 |
URC |
53 or 5.3 |
C or 3d |
C⏌ |
tooth:c |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Right Second Incisor |
ri2 or dri2 |
URB |
52 or 5.2 |
D or 4d |
B⏌ |
tooth:i2 |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Right First Incisor |
ri1 or dri1 |
URA |
51 or 5.1 |
E or 5d |
A⏌ |
tooth:i1 |
Right |
Upper |
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Upper Left Second Molar |
lm2 or dlm2 |
ULE |
65 or 6.5 |
J or 10d |
⎿E |
tooth:m2 |
Left |
Upper |
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Upper Left First Molar |
lm1 or dlm1 |
ULD |
64 or 6.4 |
I or 9d |
⎿D |
tooth:m1 |
Left |
Upper |
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Upper Left Canine |
lc1 or dlc1 |
ULC |
63 or 6.3 |
H or 8d |
⎿C |
tooth:c |
Left |
Upper |
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Upper Left Second Incisor |
li2 or dli2 |
ULB |
62 or 6.2 |
G or 7d |
⎿B |
tooth:i2 |
Left |
Upper |
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Upper Left First Incisor |
li1 or dli1 |
ULA |
61 or 6.1 |
F or 6d |
⎿A |
tooth:i1 |
Left |
Upper |
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Lower Right Second Molar |
rm2 or drm2 |
LRE |
85 or 8.5 |
T or 20d |
E⏋ |
tooth:m2 |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Right First Molar |
rm1 or drm1 |
LRD |
84 or 8.4 |
S or 19d |
D⏋ |
tooth:m1 |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Right Canine |
rc1 or drc1 |
LRC |
83 or 8.3 |
R or 18d |
C⏋ |
tooth:c |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Right Second Incisor |
ri2 or dri2 |
LRB |
82 or 8.2 |
Q or 17d |
B⏋ |
tooth:i2 |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Right First Incisor |
ri1 or dri1 |
LRA |
81 or 8.1 |
P or 16d |
A⏋ |
tooth:i1 |
Right |
Lower |
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Lower Left Second Molar |
lm2 or dlm2 |
LLE |
75 or 7.5 |
K or 11d |
⎾E |
tooth:m2 |
Left |
Lower |
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Lower Left First Molar |
lm1 or dlm1 |
LLD |
74 or 7.4 |
L or 12d |
⎾D |
tooth:m1 |
Left |
Lower |
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Lower Left Canine |
lc1 or dlc1 |
LLC |
73 or 7.3 |
M or 13d |
⎾C |
tooth:c |
Left |
Lower |
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Lower Left Second Incisor |
li2 or dli2 |
LLB |
72 or 7.2 |
N or 14d |
⎾B |
tooth:i2 |
Left |
Lower |
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Lower Left First Incisor |
li1 or dli1 |
LLA |
71 or 7.1 |
O or 15d |
⎾A |
tooth:i1 |
Left |
Lower |
Why do we use the BIAD notation in the database?
We use the BIAD notation for three primary reasons. First, the BIAD notation handles incomplete entries more smoothly than many of the methods used in modern dentistry. Columns can easily be left “NULL" if data is missing, like the side of the mouth the tooth is from. Second, typos in data entry are more likely to produce nonsensical codes than if the numeric codes were used. Therefore mistakes are more likely to be noticed and corrected. Finally, using a coding system that removes special characters and superscript/subscript means that data is easier to enter and more readily understood by non-specialists.
non-journal specific resource for digitalized publications: Digital Library of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (cas.cz)
non-journal specific resource for digitalized publications: Moravská zemská knihovna | Digitální knihovna Kramerius (digitalniknihovna.cz)
Archeologické rozhledy: Digital Library of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Archeologické rozhledy (cas.cz)
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non-journal specific resource for digitalized publications: Hungaricana - Közgyűjteményi portál
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Archaeologia Baltica: Archaeologia Baltica (ku.lt)
Lietuvos Archeologija: Lietuvos Istorijos Institutas: Lietuvos archeologija (istorija.lt)
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(present-day Russia but also publications from former Soviet republics)
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Arheologia: Arheologia
Online Sites and Monuments Records “Fund og Fortidsminder”
Good resource for further information on Danish Bronze Age sites “Guder og Grave”
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2. National Archaeological Repertory (RAN); http://ran.cimec.ro/sel.asp?lang=EN