elemento 2.4

English translation: tooth 12

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Italian term or phrase:	elemento 2.4
English translation:	tooth 12
Entered by:	Joseph Tein

08:22 Nov 24, 2012

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry / dental anatomy

Italian term or phrase: elemento 2.4

This is from a dental journal article describing the treatment given to a patient by the authors.

"*L'elemento 2.4* presentava processo carioso, ripristinato con un restauro conservativo, previa anestesia locale."

Is this a way of numbering teeth? Would this be "tooth 2.4"? or is there a different system for naming this tooth in English? In my own past dental experience, I think I've heard teeth named by numbers 1-32 ... this is new to me.

This is a proofreading job; the linguist translated it directly as "element 2.4" ... but when I check online for this usage in a dental context, I don't find anything like it in English.

How would we say "elemento 2.4" in good English dentalese?

Grazie di nuovo!

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tooth 12

Explanation:
The Universal numbering system is used in the US.
According to this, tooth 2.4 would be tooth 12 (first upper left premolar).

You can search references for dental notation or numbering system, but I can assure that it is a bit of a headache in the beginning, when trying to go from one system to the other.
As a general reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_notation
Dental:
http://www.simplestepsdental.com/SS/ihtSSPrint/r.==/st.31843...

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tooth 12

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tooth numbering

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tooth 12

MedPharm
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Thanks very much for your help with this.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you Iñaki. As you see, I initially entered the wrong source language and I've now corrected it ... my two recent questions are Italian -> English, but I'm glad you could answer them.

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Reference: tooth numbering

Reference information:
http://www.drbunn.com/faq/tooth-numbering

Check this out Joe,.
It has all the systems in comparison at the bottom of the page.

A presto....

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Time just flies.... I'm well, Joe and I hope you and yours are too. Talk to you soon.

Cedric Randolph
Italy
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English,

Italian
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Note to reference poster

Asker: This is great! Very interesting. Thanks a lot for the reference.

Asker: Ciao Cedric and thanks again for this. Looking for the standard meaning of a "4.8" tooth today... your reference helped. Hope you're well.

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