The charting represents the International system, the most universally popular method of tooth identification.
Numbering begins in the maxillary right section of the mouth, going toward the maxillary left, and represents 16 teeth in the maxillary arch. Beginning from tooth #1 to tooth #16.
Numbering continues in the mandibular left section of the mouth, going toward the mandibular right, and represents an additional 16 teeth in the mandibular arch. Continuing from tooth #17 to tooth #31)
The International system differs from another system – the Palmer system – wherein the teeth are viewed in a reversed orientation.
