What is the JP tooth system?

Answer 1

According to the ADA 2006 completion guide found here: http://www.scdhhshipaa.org/internet/hrsm/mdc/mdcd_img.nsf/(WebFiles)/C164A61DA0E2ECAD8525745F005F52B8/$FILE/Dental%20completion%20guide%20FINAL%2005242008.pdf Tooth System (optional). Enter "JP" when designating teeth using ADA's universal/National Tooth Designation System (1-32 for permanent dentition and A-T for primary dentition). Enter "JO" when using the International Standards Organization System. The ADA system is used in the USA, ISO internationally. Or, in other words, JP in the "Tooth System" column (ADA 2006 #26) indicates that the values in the "Tooth number(s) or Letter(s)" column (ADA 2006 #27) are either: ADA system: child teeth lettered A through J for top teeth (facing the patient, from the inside of the mouth, left to right) and K through T for the bottom teeth (facing the patient, from the inside of the mouth, right to left); or adult teeth numbered 1 through 16 for the top set, 17 through 32 for the bottom set, the same way. If you imagine the teeth laid out as though the mouth were opened so far that the teeth were all in the same plane, top set in an upward arc and bottom set in a downward arc, the teeth are lettered/numbered clockwise from the leftmost of the top set, all the way around to the leftmost of the bottom set, under it. You can see an example of the adult numbering here: http://www.oasisadvancedwellness.com/images/tools/tooth-chart.gif and both adult and children numbering/lettering here: http://www.toothiq.com/dental-glossary/dental-definition-tooth-numbering-systems.html ISO system: Two digits represent each tooth. The first digit indicates the quadrant (1=adult upper right, 2=adult upper left, 3=adult lower left, 4=adult lower right; similarly 5-8 are the same quadrants in the same order for child teeth). The second digit represents the tooth within that quadrant (1=central incisor, 2=lateral incisors, 3=canines, 4=1st premolars, 5=second premolars, 6=1st molars, 7=2nd molars, 8=3rd molars). According to the ADA 2006 completion guide found here: http://www.scdhhshipaa.org/Internet/hrsm/mdc/mdcd_img.nsf/(WebFiles)/C164A61DA0E2ECAD8525745F005F52B8/$FILE/Dental%20completion%20guide%20FINAL%2005242008.pdf Tooth System (optional). Enter "JP" when designating teeth using ADA's universal/National Tooth Designation System (1-32 for permanent dentition and A-T for primary dentition). Enter "JO" when using the International Standards Organization System. The ADA system is used in the USA, ISO internationally. Or, in other words, JP in the "Tooth System" column (ADA 2006 #26) indicates that the values in the "Tooth number(s) or Letter(s)" column (ADA 2006 #27) are either: ADA system: child teeth lettered A through J for top teeth (facing the patient, from the inside of the mouth, left to right) and K through T for the bottom teeth (facing the patient, from the inside of the mouth, right to left); or adult teeth numbered 1 through 16 for the top set, 17 through 32 for the bottom set, the same way. If you imagine the teeth laid out as though the mouth were opened so far that the teeth were all in the same plane, top set in an upward arc and bottom set in a downward arc, the teeth are lettered/numbered clockwise from the leftmost of the top set, all the way around to the leftmost of the bottom set, under it. You can see an example of the adult numbering here: http://www.oasisadvancedwellness.com/images/tools/tooth-chart.gif and both adult and children numbering/lettering here: http://www.toothiq.com/dental-glossary/dental-definition-tooth-numbering-systems.html ISO system: Two digits represent each tooth. The first digit indicates the quadrant (1=adult upper right, 2=adult upper left, 3=adult lower left, 4=adult lower right; similarly 5-8 are the same quadrants in the same order for child teeth). The second digit represents the tooth within that quadrant (1=central incisor, 2=lateral incisors, 3=canines, 4=1st premolars, 5=second premolars, 6=1st molars, 7=2nd molars, 8=3rd molars).