Dental Chinese: Endodontics

Phrases you'll use during this part of a dental appointment, with their meanings.

不碰它也会疼
It hurts on its own, without touching it
是一直疼还是时有时无?
Is the pain constant or does it come and go?
晚上
At night
晚上会疼醒吗?
Does the pain wake you up at night?
是跳着疼吗?
Is the pain throbbing?
牙髓
The pulp
感染的
Infected
感染已经到了牙根
The infection reached the root
牙齿里面的神经发炎了
The nerve inside the tooth is inflamed
里面
Inside
牙髓感染了
The pulp is infected
神经发炎了。
The nerve is inflamed.
冷测试
The cold test
咬的时候
When biting
敲一下牙齿
To tap the tooth
我给您做个冷测试
I'm going to do a cold test
遇冷会更疼吗?
Does cold make it worse?
To tap
持续多久
How long it lasts
每次疼多长时间?
How long does the pain last?
咬的时候疼吗?
Does it hurt when you bite?
保住这颗牙
To save the tooth
清理里面
To clean the inside
而不是
Instead of
我们不拔它,而是清理里面
Instead of removing it, we clean the inside
我们能保住您的牙
We can save your tooth
您不会觉得疼。
You won't feel pain.
第二次预约
The second appointment
咀嚼
To chew
今天我先做一个临时填充
Today I'll place a temporary filling
之后
Afterward
两周后回来。
Come back in two weeks.

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