Dental Chinese: Preventive Dentistry

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

牙刷牙yá刷shuā

The toothbrush

牙膏牙yá膏gāo

The toothpaste

氟氟fú

Fluoride

我来给您洁牙我wǒ来lái给gěi您nín洁jié牙yá

I'm going to clean your teeth

您一天刷几次牙？您nín一yì天tiān刷shuā几jǐ次cì牙yá？

How many times a day do you brush?

氟保护牙齿氟fú保bǎo护hù牙yá齿chǐ

Fluoride protects the teeth

牙线牙yá线xiàn

Floss

一天刷两次一yì天tiān刷shuā两liǎng次cì

Brush twice a day

画圈画huà圈quān

In circles

轻轻地轻qīng轻qīng地de

Gently

两分钟两liǎng分fēn钟zhōng

Two minutes

刷两分钟刷shuā两liǎng分fēn钟zhōng

Brush for two minutes

轻轻画圈刷轻qīng轻qīng画huà圈quān刷shuā

Brush in gentle circles

每三个月换一把牙刷每měi三sān个gè月yuè换huàn一yì把bǎ牙yá刷shuā

Change your toothbrush every three months

窝沟封闭窝wō沟gōu封fēng闭bì

The sealant

保护保bǎo护hù

To protect

我给您做涂氟我wǒ给gěi您nín做zuò涂tú氟fú

I'm going to give you a fluoride treatment

窝沟封闭保护牙齿窝wō沟gōu封fēng闭bì保bǎo护hù牙yá齿chǐ

Sealants protect the teeth

龋坏龋qǔ坏huài

Decay

氟能预防龋齿氟fú能néng预yù防fáng龋qǔ齿chǐ

Fluoride protects against cavities

糖糖táng

Sugar

甜食甜tián食shí

Sweets

汽水汽qì水shuǐ

Soda

不要吸烟，对牙龈不好不bú要yào吸xī烟yān，对duì牙yá龈yín不bù好hǎo

Don't smoke, it's bad for the gums

糖会损害牙齿糖táng会huì损sǔn害hài牙yá齿chǐ

Sugar damages the teeth

避免吃甜的避bì免miǎn吃chī甜tián的de

Avoid sweets

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