Dental Spanish: Children's Teeth

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

El diente de leche
The baby tooth
El diente permanente
The permanent tooth
Chuparse el dedo
To suck the thumb
El diente permanente viene después
The permanent tooth comes later
Diente permanente
Permanent tooth
El diente de leche está flojo
The baby tooth is loose
Este es un diente de leche
This is a baby tooth
Diente de leche
Baby tooth
La dentición
Teething
El chupón
The pacifier
El biberón
The bottle
¿Se duerme con el biberón?
Does he fall asleep with the bottle?
¿Cuándo le salió el primer diente?
When did the first tooth come in?
Salir
To come in
El chupón puede cambiar la mordida
The pacifier can change the bite
¿Todavía usa chupón?
Does he still use a pacifier?
Se mueve
It wiggles
Se le va a caer
It's going to fall out
Solito
On its own
Este diente ya se mueve
This tooth is already wiggly
Se le va a caer solito
It's going to fall out on its own
Caerse
To fall out
Es normal que sangre un poquito
It's normal for it to bleed a little
No hay que sacarlo.
There's no need to pull it.
No tengas miedo
Don't be afraid
¿Cuántos años tienes?
How old are you?
¡Muy bien! Eres muy valiente
Very good! You're very brave
Abre grande
Open wide
Muy bien
Very good
No te va a doler
It won't hurt
Dormir el diente
To make the tooth sleep
El espejito
The little mirror
Contar
To count
Solo voy a contar tus dientes
I'm just going to count your teeth
Voy a dormir tu diente
I'm going to make your tooth sleepy
Cosquillas
Tickles
Este es mi espejito
This is my little mirror
Solo voy a contar tus dientes.
I'm just going to count your teeth.
Con qué frecuencia
How often
El jugo
The juice
Acostarse
To go to bed
Hay caries en varios dientes de leche
There are cavities in several baby teeth
¿Con qué frecuencia se cepilla?
How often does he brush?
Solo
By himself
¿Se cepilla solo?
Does he brush by himself?
¿Se acuesta con el biberón?
Does he go to bed with the bottle?

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