口腔临床英语对话 | 根管治疗(3)
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Endodontic Treatment 根管治疗
A=Assistant, D=Dentist, P=Patient
P: I have a root canal filling in one of my teeth. The tooth is changing color. Can anything be done about it?
我有一颗牙在牙根管里补过。现在这颗牙变了颜色,有什么办法可以解决?
D: Sometimes a tooth with a root canal filling will change color.
牙根管补过的牙有时会变色。
D: I can treat it by bleaching it with superoxol (30%H2O2).
我可以用30%的过氧化氢液来漂白牙齿。
D: If the crown of the tooth is weak it would be better to make a porcelain, acrylic, or ceramic crown.
假如牙冠薄弱,那么还是做上瓷的、透明合成树脂的或者是烤瓷的牙冠。
D: If the crown of the tooth is strong, I'd rather bleach it. Bleaching a tooth isn't very difficult.
假如牙齿结实的话,还是漂白好。漂白牙齿并不困难。
P: What is the first step, Doctor? 医生,第一步怎么做?
D: The first step is to remove all of the old filling.
第一步先把所有的填补物都挖掉。
D: A rubber dam is needed to prevent the superoxol from burning the gingival.
需要做个橡皮障免得牙龈被烧伤了。
P: How is the superoxol applied 30%?
怎样使用30%的过氧化氢液?
D: The Superoxol is applied to the tooth with a little bit of cotton 30%.
可以用小棉球将30%的过氧化氢液涂到牙齿上。
D: The bleaching is done by applying heat to the tooth with a hot metal dental instrument.
漂白牙齿要用一种发热的金属器械把热送达牙齿上。
D: There's no discomfort associated with this technique.
这种疗法不会有什么不舒服。
P: What color does this treatment make the tooth?
治疗完了之后牙齿会变成什么颜色?
D: The tooth might be a very light color after it's bleached.
牙齿经过漂白之后会变得很亮。
D: However, it will change to a normal color in less than one week.
但是一周后就会变得与正常的牙齿颜色一样。
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