Mass Fatality Incidents: A Guide for Forensic Identification

SPECIAL REPORT / JUNE 05Exhibit F–2. Dental Nomenclature Conversion Table: Permanent Teeth—Upper (Revised) aPermanent Upper right Upper leftSystem/tooth b 3M 2M 1M 2P 1P C I2 I1 I1 I2 C 1P 2P 1M 2M 3MOther UR8 UR7 UR6 UR5 UR4 UR3 UR2 UR1 UL1 UL2 UL3 UL4 UL5 UL6 UL7 UL8Hareup 8+ 7+ 6+ 5+ 4+ 3+ 2+ 1+ +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8Palmer 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Universal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16FDI 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28Bosworth 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Lowlands M3 M2 M1 P2 P1 C I2 I1 I1 I2 C P1 P2 M1 M2 M3Europe D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8Holland sdM3 sdM2 sdM1 sdP2 sdP1 sdC sdI2 sdI1 sgI1 sgI2 sgC sgP1 sgP2 sgM1 sgM2 sgM3FDI Modified 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28Other 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1aCompiled by Robert Dorion, D.D.S., Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology. Reprinted from Bowers, C. Michael, andGary Bell, eds., Manual of Forensic Odonotology, 3d ed., American Society of Forensic Odontology, 1995.b 3M=third molar; 2M=second molar; 1M=first molar; 2P=second premolar; 1P=first premolar; C=cuspid; I2=second incisor (lateral incisor),I1=first incisor (central incisor)Exhibit F–3. Dental Nomenclature Conversion Table: Permanent Teeth—Lower (Revised) aPermanent Lower right Lower leftSystem/tooth b 3M 2M 1M 2P 1P C I2 I1 I1 I2 C 1P 2P 1M 2M 3MOther LR8 LR7 LR6 LR5 LR4 LR3 LR2 LR1 LL1 LL2 LI3 LL4 LL5 LL6 LL7 LL8Hareup 8­ 7­ 6­ 5­ 4­ 3­ 2­ 1- -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8Palmer 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Universal 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17FDI 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38Bosworth H G F E D C B A A B C D E F G HLowlands M3 M2 M1 P2 P1 C I2 I1 I1 I2 C P1 P2 M1 M2 M3Europe d8 d7 d6 d5 d4 d3 d2 d1 g1 g2 g3 g4 g5 g6 g7 g8Holland diM3 diM2 diM1 diP2 diP1 diC diI2 diI1 giI1 giI2 giC giP1 giP2 giM1 giM2 giM3FDI Modified 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48Other 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17a Compiled by Robert Dorion, D.D.S., Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology. Reprinted from Bowers, C. Michael, andGary Bell, eds., Manual of Forensic Odonotology, 3d ed., American Society of Forensic Odontology, 1995.b 3M=third molar; 2M=second molar; 1M=first molar; 2P=second premolar; 1P=first premolar; C=cuspid; I2=second incisor (lateral incisor),I1=first incisor (central incisor)68