Tooth 13 (FDI): maxillary right canine

The three numbers

Careful with plain numbers: Universal 13 is a different tooth, the maxillary left second premolar (FDI 25).

About this tooth

Name

Maxillary right canine

Set

Adult (permanent)

Position

Upper arch, patient right (upper right, quadrant 1)

Erupts

11 to 12 years

Roots

1

Root canals

1

Crown surfaces

Mesial, distal, labial (facial), lingual and incisal.

Also written

#6 (Universal), 1.3 (FDI with a dot), upper right 3, cuspid

Read on 23 October 2026. Sources: American Dental Association, Tooth development charts (primary and permanent); Number of roots and canals, from Ingle's Endodontics; Dental anatomy, citing Ash and Nelson, Wheeler's Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion. Ages and counts are usual figures, and teeth vary from person to person.

On the chart

Teeth next to it

• Toward the middle: 12 (maxillary right lateral incisor)
• Toward the back: 14 (maxillary right first premolar)
• Across the midline: 23 (maxillary left canine)
• In the other arch: 43 (mandibular right canine)

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