Charting

Question 1

how many teeth in permanent dentition?

Answer 1

32, 8 in each quadrant

Question 2

how many teeth in primary dentition?

Answer 2

20, 5 in each quadrant

Question 3

what is FDI notation?

Answer 3

quadrant number and tooth position
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
(for primary its quadrants are 5 6 7 8)

Question 4

what is palmer notation?

Answer 4

tooth number/letter and tooth position
e.g., in the little boxes
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Question 5

what is alphanumeric notation?

Answer 5

UR UL LL LR followed by number/letter

Question 6

what are the different tooth surfaces?

Answer 6

mesial, distal, labial/buccal, palatal/lingual, occlusal

Question 7

which way are the right and left on a chart?

Answer 7

OPPOSITE TO NORMAL
R | L

Question 8

which way is buccal and palatal?

Answer 8

buccal
palatal
lingual
buccal
as if the mouth is wide open flat

Question 9

are restorations or caries filled?

Answer 9

restorations are filled black circles but caries are not

Question 10

where do you start charting?

Answer 10

upper right and work clockwise to end lower right