What if you are going to visit a Spanish dentist, but you don’t speak Spanish? That is ok. You will get through it with this survival guide of Spanish dentist vocabulary. To make it easier on you we have categorized the vocabulary into these sections:
Spanish words: for everything in your mouth
English
Spanish
Tooth
Diente, muela, púa
Teeth
Los dientes
Front teeth
Los dientes frontales
Set of teeth
La dentadura
Mole
Muela
Milk tooth
Diente de leche
Filling
Empaste
Gum
Encía
Root
Raigón / Raíz
Nerves
Nervios
Palate
Paladar
Tongue
La lengua
Lips
Los labios
Uvula
úvula / campanilla
Crown
Corona
Veneers
Carillas
Wisdom tooth
Muela de juicio
Tooth enamel
Esmalte de dientes
Braces
Brackets
Dentist treatments: what they are called in Spanish
English
Spanish
Treatment
Tratamiento
A cleaning
Limpieza
Filling
Empaste
Root canal treatment
Tratamiento de conducto
Extraction
Extracción
Dental veneers
Carillas dentales
Dental cavities
Caries dentales
Dentures
Prótesis dentales
Braces
Brackets
Dental bridge
Puente dental
Implants
Implantes
Teeth whitening
Blanqueamiento dental
Anestesia
Anestesia
Objects and terminology at a Spanish Dentist
English
Spanish
Dentist
Dentista
Dental assistent
Ayudante de dentista
Dental practice
Clinica dentaal
Waiting room
Sala de espera
Reception
Recepción / acogida
Dentist chair
Sillón Dental
Appointment
Cita
Prescription
Receta
Toothbrush (brush for cleaning the teeth and tongue)
Cepillo de dientes
Toothpick
Escarbadientes, mondadientes
Floss
Seda floja
Toothpaste
Pasta dental
To brush your teeth
Cepillarse los dientes
Plaque acid
Los ácidos de la placa bacteriana
Decayed (of a tooth)
Picado
Spanish terminology: Dental specialisms
Spanish
English
Periodontics
Periodoncia
Endodontics
Endodoncia
Implantology
Implantología
Orthodontics
Ortodoncia
Dental Aesthetics
Estética dental
Advanced dental cleaning
Limpieza dental avanzada
Luckily you will find many Dentists that can speak English. It is usually a profession that deals with many international clients as well as locals. However, it is great if to have a vocabulary list like this at hand if you need it or if you are learning Spanish and want to learn the details of a certain profession or subject.
Hope this will help you a lot and certainly hope you are in the hands of good dentist! Leave a comment if we have left out any words or sentences that you would like to see added to the article.