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Palmer's Notation
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Puzzle ID: #33610
Submitted By: PineappleMama Corrected By: PineappleMama
Submitted By: PineappleMama Corrected By: PineappleMama
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Series teasers are where you try to complete the sequence of a series of letters, numbers or objects.Series
What do the following numbers represent?
0-20-28-32-28
0-20-28-32-28
Hint
There have been cases where the highest number was 29-40!Answer
The number of teeth a person has at various stages of their lives.0 - Number of teeth most infants are born with, already erupted.
20 - The number of 'milk teeth' children get in their first 5 years.
28 - The number of permanent teeth children get between the ages of 6-12.
32 - Is the number of teeth a young adult has once their Wisdom Teeth [3rd molars] come in, usually age 17-24.
28 - Is the number of teeth most adults have because either A- Wisdom teeth never made an appearance, or B- they have had them removed.
As to the Hint:
Some people get 0 Wisdom Teeth [3rd molars]
Some get 1-2-3-4.
And in some rare cases there have been
people who got 4th and even 5th molars!!
The title is also a hint as Palmer's Notation is the most common method for identifying teeth by dental offices.
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