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vengo a mi cita
I'm here for my appointment
dolor
pain
un diente
a tooth
tengo dolor en este diente
I have pain in this tooth
morder
to bite
me duele al morder
it hurts when I bite down
recostarse
to lie down
por favor, recuéstese en la silla
please lie back in the chair
abra la boca
open your mouth
tiene una carie
you have a cavity
una endodoncia
a root canal
necesitará una endodoncia
you'll need a root canal
el procedimiento
a procedure
me da nervios el procedimiento
I feel nervous about the procedure
¿va a doler mucho?
is it going to hurt much?
la anestesia
the anesthesia
¿necesito anestesia para esto?
do I need anesthesia for this?
¿voy a poder comer?
will I be able to eat?
las agujas
needles
no me gustan las agujas
I don't like needles
gel anestésico
numbing gel
¿me puede poner gel anestésico?
can I get numbing gel?
inflamado; inflamada
swollen (masc.; fem.)
una infección
an infection
tiene una infección
you have an infection
un antibiótico
an antibiotic
¿necesito tomar antibióticos, verdad?
I need to take antibiotics, right?
el azúcar
the sugar
las bebidas frías
cold drinks
evita exceso de azúcar y bebidas frías
avoid excess sugar and cold drinks
la placa
the plate; the badge (police)
tiene un poco de placa
you have some plaque
enjuagar
to rinse
por favor, enjuague
please rinse
un empaste
a filling
veo que tiene empastes
I see you have some filling
los brackets
braces
¿alguna vez tuviste brackets?
did you ever have braces?
rayos X
X-rays
solo tomaremos unos rayos X
we'll just take some X-rays
las muelas del juicio
wisdom teeth
salir
to go out; to hang out
esas muelas del juicio tendrán que salir
those wisdom teeth will have to come out
sanar
to heal
¿tardará mucho en sanar?
will it take long to heal?
no te preocupes
don't worry
recetar
to prescribe
los analgésicos
painkillers
no te preocupes, te recetaré analgésicos
don't worry, I'll prescribe some painkillers
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