Tooth N – Lower left baby lateral incisor
2nd baby tooth back from the middle, lower left.
- International
- 72
- Palmer
- B
- Type
- Baby incisor
- Roots
- 1
- Comes in
- 10–16 months
- Falls out
- 7–8 years
The narrower front tooth just beside the lower left baby central incisor.
- In front: O lower left baby central incisor
- Behind: M lower left baby canine
- Same tooth on the other side: Q lower right baby lateral incisor
- Bites against: G upper left baby lateral incisor
lower left lateral incisor (#23), which comes in after this tooth falls out at 7–8 years.
This tooth is N in the US and 72 internationally, where the 7 means the lower left quarter and the 2 is its place counting from the front.
In Palmer it's B, but in the US system B is the upper right baby first molar.
American Dental Association 2024; Harris 2005; American Dental Association 2012; Katge et al. 2022; Tafti et al. 2023. Full titles are on the About page.