Tooth 61 (FDI): maxillary left primary central incisor

The three numbers

About this tooth

Name

Maxillary left primary central incisor

Set

Baby (primary)

Position

Upper arch, patient left (upper left, quadrant 6)

Erupts

8 to 12 months

Sheds

6 to 7 years

Roots

1

Root canals

1

Crown surfaces

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

Also written

Letter F (Universal), 6.1 (FDI with a dot), upper left A

Read on 23 October 2026. Sources: American Dental Association, Tooth development charts (primary and permanent); Salama and others, Anatomy of primary incisor and molar root canals, Pediatric Dentistry 1992; 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: 51 (maxillary right primary central incisor)
• Toward the back: 62 (maxillary left primary lateral incisor)
• Across the midline: 51 (maxillary right primary central incisor)
• In the other arch: 71 (mandibular left primary central incisor)

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