FDI World Dental Federation notation is widely used by dentists internationally to associate information to a specific tooth.

Developed by the Fédération Dentaire Internationale (FDI), World Dental Federation notation is also known as ISO-3950 notation.

Orientation of the chart is traditionally "dentist's view", i.e. patient's right corresponds to notation chart left. The designations "left" and "right" on the chart, however, nonetheless correspond to the patient's left and right, respectively.

Table of codes

How the codes are constructed

Syntax: <quadrant code><tooth code>

Examples:

• "13" = permanent upper right canine
• "32" = permanent lower left lateral incisor

See also

• Dental notation
• Universal numbering system
• Palmer Notation Method

Dentists, in writing or speech, use several different Dental notation systems for associating information to a specific tooth. ...

External links

• Dr.Bunn page on dental notations.