Teeth Numbering Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. In FDI notation, what does permanent tooth 11 identify?
Maxillary right lateral incisor
Maxillary left central incisor
Mandibular right central incisor
Maxillary right central incisor
2. Universal tooth #1 is absent because the third molar never developed. How should the maxillary right second molar be numbered?
It becomes #1 because numbering shifts forward
It is left unnumbered because the sequence is incomplete
It remains #2 because missing teeth do not renumber the dentition
It becomes #16 to mark the end of the upper arch
3. A pediatric chart lists tooth 84 in FDI notation. Which primary tooth is being referenced?
Mandibular right first molar
Mandibular left first molar
Mandibular right second molar
Maxillary right first molar
4. How does Palmer notation distinguish teeth that have the same position number in different quadrants?
It combines the position number with a quadrant symbol
It assigns consecutive numbers from 1 through 32
It uses a two-digit number whose first digit indicates the quadrant
It uses letters for every tooth in the permanent dentition
5. A dentist identifies the permanent maxillary left canine. Which Universal number should appear in the chart?
#27
#6
#22
#11
6. Which permanent tooth is represented by FDI notation 36?
Mandibular left first molar
Mandibular right first molar
Maxillary left first molar
Mandibular left second premolar
7. Which FDI number should be entered for the permanent maxillary left second premolar?
15
24
35
25
8. A record must convert Universal tooth #3 into FDI notation. Which entry is correct?
26
17
16
46
9. In the Universal primary-tooth system, which tooth is labeled T?
Mandibular left second molar
Mandibular right second molar
Maxillary right second molar
Mandibular right first molar
10. A note describes FDI tooth 37 as the maxillary left second molar. Which correction is accurate?
Tooth 37 is the maxillary right second molar
Tooth 37 is the mandibular right second molar
Tooth 37 is the mandibular left second molar
Tooth 37 is the mandibular left first molar
11. In the Universal Numbering System, which permanent tooth is #8?
Mandibular left central incisor
Maxillary left central incisor
Maxillary right central incisor
Maxillary right lateral incisor
12. Using the Universal system, which number belongs to the permanent mandibular right second premolar?
#29
#20
#28
#13
13. A referral identifies permanent tooth 46 in FDI notation. What is its Universal number?
#3
#14
#19
#30
14. A primary tooth is labeled E in the Universal system. Which tooth is it?
Maxillary right canine
Maxillary right central incisor
Maxillary left central incisor
Mandibular right central incisor
15. A chart using the Universal system records treatment on permanent tooth #19. Which tooth is this?
Mandibular left second molar
Mandibular left first molar
Mandibular right first molar
Maxillary left first molar
16. What relationship exists between permanent teeth 11 and 21 in the FDI system?
They are adjacent teeth in the upper-right quadrant
They are mirrored maxillary central incisors
They are mirrored mandibular central incisors
They are the right central incisors in different arches