The numbering runs from the center of the mouth to the back. In the upper right section of the mouth, for example, tooth number 1 is the incisor (flat, front tooth) just to the right of the center of the mouth. The numbers sit inside an L-shaped symbol used to identify the quadrant. The L is right side up for the teeth in the upper right.
United States military deployments. The military of the United States is deployed in more than 150 countries around the world, with over 300,000 of its active-duty personnel serving outside the United States and its territories. US personnel are seeing active combat in Afghanistan.
The U.S. Marine Corps, a component of the U.S. Navy, is often first with a boots-on-the-ground presence at hot spots around the globe. Both the Navy and Marine Corps deploy on a regular basis. Marine Corps deployments typically occur as part of the Fleet Marine Force, with units operating from Navy ships. Marine Corps deployments involve infantry and other elements deploying to forward combat areas on land, and they can last for some time.