Dental Chinese: TMD & Orofacial Pain

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

颌关节颌hé关guān节jié

The joint

耳朵耳ěr朵duo

The ear

按按àn

To press

我按一下这里我wǒ按àn一yí下xià这zhè里lǐ

I'm going to press here

颌关节在耳朵前面颌hé关guān节jié在zài耳ěr朵duo前qián面miàn

The joint is in front of the ear

我按这里疼吗？我wǒ按àn这zhè里lǐ疼téng吗ma？

Does it hurt when I press here?

关节疼吗？关guān节jié疼téng吗ma？

Does the joint hurt?

有咔嗒声有yǒu咔kǎ嗒dā声shēng

It clicks

会卡住会huì卡kǎ住zhù

It locks

张开再闭上张zhāng开kāi再zài闭bì上shàng

To open and close

有时会卡住有yǒu时shí会huì卡kǎ住zhù

Sometimes it locks

您的下颌有咔嗒声吗？您nín的de下xià颌hé有yǒu咔kǎ嗒dā声shēng吗ma？

Does your jaw click?

张开张zhāng开kāi

To open

闭上闭bì上shàng

To close

下颌有时会卡住下xià颌hé有yǒu时shí会huì卡kǎ住zhù

Sometimes the jaw locks

慢慢地张开再闭上。慢màn慢màn地de张zhāng开kāi再zài闭bì上shàng。

Open and close slowly.

张口度张zhāng口kǒu度dù

The opening

受限的受shòu限xiàn的de

Limited

手指手shǒu指zhǐ

The fingers

您的张口度受限您nín的de张zhāng口kǒu度dù受shòu限xiàn

Your opening is limited

能放进几根手指？能néng放fàng进jìn几jǐ根gēn手shǒu指zhǐ？

How many fingers fit?

尽量张大尽jǐn量liàng张zhāng大dà

Open as wide as you can

能再张大一点吗？能néng再zài张zhāng大dà一yì点diǎn吗ma？

Can you open wider?

肌肉肌jī肉ròu

The muscle

头疼头tóu疼téng

The headache

紧绷紧jǐn绷bēng

Tense

这里疼，太阳穴这里这zhè里lǐ疼téng，太tài阳yáng穴xué这zhè里lǐ

It hurts here, in the temple

您的肌肉很紧绷您nín的de肌jī肉ròu很hěn紧jǐn绷bēng

Your muscles are very tense

太阳穴太tài阳yáng穴xué

The temple

您早上起来头疼吗？您nín早zǎo上shang起qǐ来lái头tóu疼téng吗ma？

Do you wake up with a headache?

您的面部肌肉疼吗？您nín的de面miàn部bù肌jī肉ròu疼téng吗ma？

Do the muscles in your face hurt?

热敷热rè敷fū

The heat

热敷二十分钟热rè敷fū二èr十shí分fēn钟zhōng

Apply heat for twenty minutes

咬合垫咬yǎo合hé垫diàn

The guard

让下颌休息几天让ràng下xià颌hé休xiū息xi几jǐ天tiān

Rest the jaw for a few days

我给您做一个咬合垫。我wǒ给gěi您nín做zuò一yí个gè咬yǎo合hé垫diàn。

I'm going to make you a guard.

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