Dental Spanish: Restorative Work

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

La caries
The cavity
El empaste
The filling
Profunda
Deep
La caries es profunda
The decay is deep
Este diente tiene una caries
This tooth has a cavity
¿El empaste va a ser blanco o plateado?
Will the filling be white or silver?
Necesita un empaste
You need a filling
El nervio
The nerve
La raíz
The root
Salvar
To save
Vamos a quitar el nervio
We're going to remove the nerve
Podemos salvar este diente
We can save this tooth
La corona
Crown
Después necesita una corona
Afterward you need a crown
El puente
The bridge
Temporal
Temporary
Hoy le pongo una corona temporal
Today I'll put on a temporary crown
Una corona cubre todo el diente
A crown covers the whole tooth
Permanente
Permanent
El puente une dos dientes
The bridge joins two teeth
Tiene una infección
You have an infection
Hay que sacar el diente
The tooth has to come out
Necesita una limpieza
You need a cleaning
Le voy a poner anestesia
I'm going to give you anesthesia
Va a sentir un piquete
You'll feel a little pinch
Una limpieza
A cleaning
Un empaste
A filling
Una corona
A crown
Una extracción
An extraction
Necesita un tratamiento de conducto
You need a root canal
¿Me va a doler?
Is it going to hurt?
No va a doler
It won't hurt

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