Tooth D – Upper right baby lateral incisor
2nd baby tooth back from the middle, upper right.
- International
- 52
- Palmer
- B
- Type
- Baby incisor
- Roots
- 1
- Comes in
- 9–13 months
- Falls out
- 7–8 years
The narrower front tooth just beside the upper right baby central incisor.
- In front: E upper right baby central incisor
- Behind: C upper right baby canine
- Same tooth on the other side: G upper left baby lateral incisor
- Bites against: Q lower right baby lateral incisor
upper right lateral incisor (#7), which comes in after this tooth falls out at 7–8 years.
This tooth is D in the US and 52 internationally, where the 5 means the upper right quarter and the 2 is its place counting from the front.
In Palmer it's B, but in the US system B is the upper right baby first molar.
American Dental Association 2024; Harris 2005; American Dental Association 2012; Tafti et al. 2023. Full titles are on the About page.