Tooth L – Lower left baby first molar
4th baby tooth back from the middle, lower left.
- International
- 74
- Palmer
- D
- Type
- Baby molar
- Roots
- 2
- Comes in
- 14–18 months
- Falls out
- 9–11 years
The first of the two baby back teeth (baby molars) on the lower left, just behind the canine.
- In front: M lower left baby canine
- Behind: K lower left baby second molar
- Same tooth on the other side: S lower right baby first molar
- Bites against: I upper left baby first molar
lower left first premolar (#21), which comes in after this tooth falls out at 9–11 years.
This tooth is L in the US and 74 internationally, where the 7 means the lower left quarter and the 4 is its place counting from the front.
In Palmer it's D, but in the US system D is the upper right baby lateral incisor.
American Dental Association 2024; Harris 2005; American Dental Association 2012; Ozcan et al. 2016; Tafti et al. 2023. Full titles are on the About page.