Tooth R – Lower right baby canine
3rd baby tooth back from the middle, lower right.
- International
- 83
- 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 right.
- In front: Q lower right baby lateral incisor
- Behind: S lower right baby first molar
- Same tooth on the other side: M lower left baby canine
- Bites against: C upper right baby canine
lower right canine (#27), which comes in after this tooth falls out at 9–12 years.
This tooth is R in the US and 83 internationally, where the 8 means the lower right 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.