lonely planet Mandarin phrasebook
Dentist terms

At the dentist...
Imagine that along your vacation to China, your tooth or gums begins hurting that you must see a nearby dentist. Well, these terms would help you when you're in the dentist office when you need to speak to the nurse or dentist to alert them what is the problem and hopefully get it fixed for you.

I have a...... - 我有。。。。。。 (Wo you......)

• broken tooth- 甭牙 (bengya)
• cavity- 牙洞 (yadong)
• toothache- 牙疼 (yateng)
  

I've lost a filling. - 我崩牙了。 (Wo bengya le.)

My dentures are broken. - 我的假牙坏了。 (Wode jiaya huaile.)

My gums hurt. - 我齿龈好痛。 (Wo chiyin haotong.)

I don't want it extracted. - 我不要拔牙。 (Wo buyao baya.)

Ouch! - 哎呀，疼！(Aiya, teng!)

I need/an - 我需要。。。。。 (Wo xuyao.....)

• anaesthetic- 麻醉药 (mazui yao)
• filling- 补牙 (buya)
  

the dentist may say....

This won't hurt a bit. - 不会疼。 (Buhui teng.)

Don't move. - 别动 (Biedong)

Come back, I haven't finished. - 回来， 还没完。 (Huilai, haimei wan!

Open wide. - 张开口。 (Zhangkai kou)

Rinse! - 漱口！ (Shukou)

Bite down on this. - 咬一下。 (Yaoyixia)


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Note from fake_innocent:
For more dentist terms, please kindly PM me regarding your request. Thanks!

Hmmm....you said that bengya is broken tooth... then 'I ve lost a filling', I thought it should be I have a yadong?

I'm just going with the book I'm learning from...so whatever it wrote, I just follow what it said.

Just remember that your teaching and the book's teaching will be difference but I still thank you for your input.

Oh, I see.

Welcome.