Tooth M – Lower left baby canine
3rd baby tooth back from the middle, lower left.
- International
- 73
- Palmer
- C
- Type
- Baby canine
- Roots
- 1
- Comes in
- 17–23 months
- Falls out
- 9–12 years
The pointed tooth at the corner of the lower front teeth, on the left.
- In front: N lower left baby lateral incisor
- Behind: L lower left baby first molar
- Same tooth on the other side: R lower right baby canine
- Bites against: H upper left baby canine
lower left canine (#22), which comes in after this tooth falls out at 9–12 years.
This tooth is M in the US and 73 internationally, where the 7 means the lower left quarter and the 3 is its place counting from the front.
In Palmer it's C, but in the US system C is the upper right baby canine.
American Dental Association 2024; Harris 2005; American Dental Association 2012; Katge et al. 2022; Tafti et al. 2023. Full titles are on the About page.