Tooth 53 (FDI): maxillary right primary canine

The three numbers

About this tooth

Name

Maxillary right primary canine

Set

Baby (primary)

Position

Upper arch, patient right (upper right, quadrant 5)

Erupts

16 to 22 months

Sheds

10 to 12 years

Crown surfaces

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

Also written

Letter C (Universal), 5.3 (FDI with a dot), upper right C, primary cuspid

Read on 23 October 2026. Sources: American Dental Association, Tooth development charts (primary and permanent); 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: 52 (maxillary right primary lateral incisor)
• Toward the back: 54 (maxillary right primary first molar)
• Across the midline: 63 (maxillary left primary canine)
• In the other arch: 83 (mandibular right primary canine)

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