Tooth 14 (FDI): maxillary right first premolar
Quick answer
- Tooth 14 in FDI is Universal 5 and Palmer UR4: the maxillary right first premolar.
The three numbers
| System | Number |
|---|---|
| FDI | 14 |
| Universal | 5 |
| Palmer | UR4 |
Careful with plain numbers: Universal 14 is a different tooth, the maxillary left first molar (FDI 26).
About this tooth
- Name
- Maxillary right first premolar
- Set
- Adult (permanent)
- Position
- Upper arch, patient right (upper right, quadrant 1)
- Erupts
- 10 to 11 years
- Roots
- 1 or 2
- Root canals
- 2
- Crown surfaces
- Mesial, distal, buccal, palatal (lingual) and occlusal.
- Also written
- #5 (Universal), 1.4 (FDI with a dot), upper right 4, first bicuspid
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
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