If you have ever wondered how to pull a tooth, you’re not alone it’s probably the single most common question asked by patients at the dentist's office. The good news is that there’s no need to worry about whether or not your dentist will be able to pull that troublesome tooth, because dentists learn how to do just that while in dental school and on the job through their experience and training. Let’s take a look at the Universal Tooth Numbering Chart and see exactly how it’s used.
What Is The Universal Tooth Numbering Chart?
Dentists need to know how many teeth they are working with before pulling them. This is achieved through the universal tooth numbering system, also called Dentist’s View. This system assigns numbers of teeth based on their location about one. The first number corresponds with the tooth closest to us, while the second number corresponds with the one furthest away from us. Teeth are numbered in order: 2-1, 3-2, 4-3, and so on. Note that some individuals have an extra tooth or two (or may not have all of their teeth) and this will change the numbering accordingly.
How To Find The Tooth You Need To Pull
The first step in knowing how to pull a tooth is finding out which tooth it is. Use the universal numbering chart and number your teeth as follows:
1. Upper left 2. Upper right 3. Lower left 4. Lower right 5. Left 6. Right 7. Top 8.
The Best Way To Pull A Tooth
That's it! You're done. Now, rinse your mouth out and apply pressure with a gauze pad or washcloth for about 10 minutes. After, put some of your favorite ice creams in the freezer so you can celebrate later by eating them!
After You Pull The Tooth
Having healthy teeth is so important, but it can be hard to stay on top of taking care of them. Knowing how to pull a tooth using the universal numbering chart is an easy way for you or your dentist to do this efficiently.
To start, we need to determine what tooth number we are looking for on the chart. This is based on the letter that corresponds with each tooth. For example, if you were looking for tooth number 13 (M), it would be located near the letters M and N on this chart. Once we find our desired tooth, two numbers correspond with it: one along the top row and one along the left column.
The number found on the left column is going to tell us where the tooth goes about other teeth. In other words, when pulling a tooth with the number 13 (M), this number tells us which quadrant of the mouth that tooth belongs to-whether it’s the upper right third molar or lower left second bicuspid. The number found on the top row will tell us which order that particular tooth belongs within its quadrant- whether it’s upper right first molar or lower left first premolar. Now we know everything we need about where our specific lost/broken/pulled-out tooth belongs and how many more teeth we have before reaching its destination!
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