Below are some Japanese dental vocabulary that you may encounter when going to the dental clinic or referring to related documents:

Structure of teeth
External structure of the oral cavity

 

1 gums  Gums (gums) teeth
2 periodontal ligament  Periodontal ligament
3 alveolar bone  Alveolar bone
4 enamel   Enamel
5 Dentin Dentin
6 dental pulp  Pulp
7 Cementum (cementum)  Tartar

 

 

8 Wisdom teeth (Oyashirazu)    Wisdom teeth
9 upper jaw  Upper jaw
10 lower jaw  Lower jaw
11 Upper left molar  Upper left molars
12 Upper right molar Upper right molar
13 Maeue Upper incisors
14 Maeshita Lower incisors
15 cheeks It has
16 tongue (shita) Tongue
17 lips Mouth area

 

Some vocabulary that may be encountered in dentistry:

 

18 I want the cavities in my teeth to be filled. Want to fix a deep tooth
19 I want to add teeth Want to replant teeth
20 I want my teeth examined. Want to have your teeth checked
21 I want to whiten my teeth Want to whiten your teeth
22 I want dentures made Want to get dentures
23 Orthodontic appliances Brace
24 Please open your mouth.  Please open your mouth wide
25 Please close your mouth.  Please close your mouth
26 I’m going to have my tooth pulled out now.  Now the tooth extraction will begin
27 Anesthetize it so it doesn’t hurt  To avoid pain, I will inject anesthetic
28 If it hurts, please raise your hand.  Raise your hand if it hurts
29 Please gargle/Please gargle  Please rinse your mouth
30 Do you have any pain?  Is there any pain anywhere?
31 Dentist (Haisha-san) dentist
32 Dental clinic Dental clinic
33 Dental tartar Tartar
34 Tartar removal (shisekitori) Remove tartar
35 Tartar removal (Shisekijokyo) Remove tartar
36 Teeth cleaning/Teeth cleaning (Hano cleaning/Hano cleaning) Teeth cleaning
37 interlocking (interlocking) (check) The bite of the two teeth
38 Temporary teeth (kariba) Temporary teeth (while waiting for dentures to be installed…)
39 Correction Brace
40 Dental pulp = nerve Pulp
41 Anesthetic Anesthetic
42 Anesthetic Anesthetize
43 Stuffing (Tsumebutsu) Fill cavities
44 Cover (cover) Fills damaged cavities (more than cavities)
45 Dentures (if you have them) Dentures
46 bridge Dental bridge (grinding 2 teeth on both sides to make a “bridge” to hold the additional tooth to the missing tooth)
47 Tooth root (root of tooth) Root
48 Wisdom teeth (wisdom teeth) Wisdom teeth
49 permanent teeth Permanent teeth
50 Teeth = molars Cheektooth
51 canine teeth Canines/crooked teeth
52 Tartar (tartar) Tartar
53 incisor Incisors (8 front teeth)
54 My gums are swollen and painful My gums are swollen and painful
55 My wisdom teeth hurt I have wisdom tooth pain
56 I got what I was packing. The tooth seal is loose
57 The thing covering it came off. The tooth cover fell off
58 My tooth hurts (I want to brush it off) Toothache
59 My teeth hurt Toothache
60 My tooth was broken (tealed off) Broken teeth
61 bad breath Halitosis
62 My gums hurt Gum pain
63 Gums are swollen  Swollen gums
64 remove teeth Tooth extraction
65 Wisdom tooth extraction (Oyashirazu Bashi)  Wisdom tooth extraction
66 I want my teeth cleaned Want to get tartar
67 I want ceramic teeth Want to make porcelain teeth

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