TOPIC: TOOTH NUMBERING SYSTEM📌 KEY POINTS:Tooth numbering systems were originally developed as a shortcut to minimize the effort of hand-written record-keeping in dentistry. To identify a specific tooth, arch, quadrant, and the tooth’s name. Currently, only three most popular systems are favored worldwide. These popular systems areas follows:• Zsigmondy/Palmer (the eight-tooth quadrant) system• Universal system• FDI/ two-digit system. ] 🔍 Zsigmondy/Palmer SystemFirst Introduced in 1861 by Viennese dentist Adolf Zsigmondy.Tooth numbering for permanent – Each quadrant has 8 teeth, numbered 1 (central incisor) to 8 (third molar).Commonly used in orthodontics and oral surgery.Uses symbols…
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