Going to the Dentist
Though you may find it difficult to talk if you've got a terrible toothache, you may want to familiarize yourself with the following vocabulary — just in case!
at the dentist's office |
dal dentista dahl dehn-TEES-tah |
tooth |
il dente eel dehn-teh |
abscess |
l'ascesso lah-SHESS-soh |
local anesthesia |
l'anestesia locale lah-nehs-teh-ZEE-ah loh-KAH-lay |
molar |
il molare eel moh-LAH-ray |
braces |
l'apparecchio lahp-pah-REHK-kyoh |
bridge |
il ponte eel pohn-teh |
cavities |
le carie le KAH-ree-eh |
crown |
la corona lah koh-ROH-nah |
cuspid |
il canino eel kah-NEE-noh |
dental clinic |
la clinica odontoiatrica lah KLEE-nee-kah oh-dohn-toy-AH-tree- kah |
denture |
la dentiera lah dehn-TYEH-rah |
to extract |
estrarre ehs-TRAH-ray |
false tooth |
la protesi lah PROH-teh-zee |
fill |
otturare oht-too-RAH-ray |
filling |
l'otturazione loht-too-rahts-YOH-nay |
gums |
le gengive leh jehn-JEE-veh |
incisor |
l'incisivo leen-chee-ZEE-voh |
injection |
l'iniezione leen-yehts-YOH-neh |
jaw |
la mascella lah mah-SHEHL-lah |
nerve |
il nervo eel nehr-voh |
oral surgeon |
l'odontoiatra loh-dohn-toy-AHT-rah |
orthodontist |
l'ortodontista lohr-toh-dohn-TEES-tah |
plaster cast |
il modello in gesso eel moh-DEHL-loh een jehs-soh |
root |
la radice lah rah-DEE-cheh |
root canal work |
il trattamento della radice eel traht-tah-MEHN-toh dehl-lah rah-DEE-cheh |
tartar |
il tartaro eel TAHR-tah-roh |
temporary filling |
l'otturazione provvisoria loht-too-rahts-YOH-neh prohv-veez-OH-ree-ah |
toothache |
il mal di denti eel mahl dee dehn-tee |
wisdom tooth |
il dente del giudizio eel dehn-teh dehl joo-DEET-see-oh |
FACT
The Italian preposition da does not have an exact translation in English. It is commonly used to mean “at the home/office/place of,” as in dal dentista (at the dentist's office) and da Mario (at Mario's house/place).
A Few Dental Verbs
to bleed |
sanguinare sahn-gwee-NAH-reh |
to brush one's teeth |
spazzolarsi i denti spahts-soh-LAHR-see ee dehn-tee |
to lose a tooth |
perdere un dente PEHR-deh-reh oon DEHN-teh |
to pull out, remove |
estrarre ehs-TRAH-reh |
to rinse |
sciacquare shock-WAH-reh |
