口腔临床英语对话 第6期:牙科手术(1)

 　　Good morning Mrs. Hall. If none of your teeth are bothering you, I'll restore the tooth with the largest cavity.

　　霍尔太太，早安。 假如你的牙齿不让你难受的话， 那么我就把蛀的最厉害的牙补一补。

　　This is the tooth that I'll treat today.

　　我今天先补这双牙。

　　It would be best to use a silver amalgam¹ restoration (filling) here.

　　最好的办法就是用银汞补上。

　　The cavity is deep so we'd better use a local anesthetic². Is that OK with you?

　　蛀牙的洞太深了， 还是做局部麻醉好。 你看这样好不好？

　　Yes, go ahead, if you think that an anesthetic (novocaine) is necessary.

　　好，要是你认为需要麻醉的话， 就做麻醉吧。

　　I don't like to have an anesthetic for small cavities.

　　蛀牙的洞小我就不想做麻醉了。

　　The sound and vibration³ of the handpiece (drill) bother me.

　　钻牙器的声音和震动使我感到难受。

　　What can you do about my chipped front tooth?

　　我缺了一块的前齿该怎摸办？

　　That tooth needs a porcelain⁴ jacket or a ceramic⁵ veneer⁶ crown.

　　需要做成瓷牙冠套或烤瓷冠套。

　　I can't put in another silicate⁷ (synthetic porcelain) or plastic restoration because it wouldn't be strong enough.

　　不能用硅酸盐或塑胶补， 因为这样作不到结实。

　　When a Part of the biting edge of a tooth is lost, a stronger restoration is usually needed.

　　当牙齿咬合处缺了一块通常需要用好的料子补上。

　　What type of restoration do you use，Doctor?

　　医生，那么要用什么药补上？

　　Either a gold inlay or a crown.

　　镶上金牙或者镶上牙冠。

　　A crown would look much better.

　　镶上牙冠会好看一些。

　　I don't think that you'd like to have gold showing from a front tooth.

　　我想你是不会喜欢在前牙上镶金的。

　　We can start now. It shouldn't hurt. Please tell me if it isn't anesthetized (numb).

　　我们现在开始吧。不会痛的。 要是没有麻醉好请告诉我。

　　The decay was very close to the pulp⁸.

　　蛀牙的地方离牙髓很近。

　　What will you do for that?

　　怎么做呢？

　　I'll put a special covering over the deepest Part of the cavity to protect the pulp.

　　我要在蛀牙洞最深的地方特别塞上东西保护蛀牙髓，

　　It has calcium⁹ hydroxide in it. It will help to protect the pulp from injury.

　　这东西里面有氢氧化钙， 它可以保护牙髓而不受损害。

　　When a cavity is as deep as this one is, there's a chance that the pulp will die at some time in the future.

　　像这棵牙的蛀洞那莫深， 很有可能在将来什莫时候牙髓是会坏死的。

1 amalgam   

n.混合物；汞合金

参考例句：

• To counter this myth,we explained that we're really an amalgam of little guys.为了打破这个神话，我们解释说，我们确实是由一群小小的老百姓所组成的混合体。
• American literature is to our eyes a curious amalgam of familiar and strange.我们认为，美国文学把我们所熟悉的和陌生的东西奇妙地结合起来了。

2 anesthetic   

n.麻醉剂，麻药；adj.麻醉的，失去知觉的

参考例句：

• He was given a general anesthetic.他被全身麻醉。
• He was still under the influence of the anesthetic.他仍处在麻醉状态。

3 vibration   

n.颤动，振动；摆动

参考例句：

• There is so much vibration on a ship that one cannot write.船上的震动大得使人无法书写。
• The vibration of the window woke me up.窗子的震动把我惊醒了。

4 porcelain   

n.瓷；adj.瓷的，瓷制的

参考例句：

• These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
• The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。

5 ceramic   

n.制陶业，陶器，陶瓷工艺

参考例句：

• The order for ceramic tiles has been booked in.瓷砖的订单已登记下来了。
• Some ceramic works of art are shown in this exhibition.这次展览会上展出了一些陶瓷艺术品。

6 veneer   

n.(墙上的)饰面，虚饰

参考例句：

• For the first time her veneer of politeness began to crack.她温文尔雅的外表第一次露出破绽。
• The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory.这木板上面镶饰了一层金和象牙。

7 silicate   

n.硅酸盐

参考例句：

• There are large amounts of aluminum silicate in the area.这个地区有大量的硅酸铝。
• Silicate minerals are characteristically refractory and difficult to break down.硅酸盐矿物的特点是耐熔和难以分离。

8 pulp   

n.果肉，纸浆；v.化成纸浆，除去...果肉，制成纸浆

参考例句：

• The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。
• The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。

9 calcium   

n.钙(化学符号Ca)

参考例句：

• We need calcium to make bones.我们需要钙来壮骨。
• Calcium is found most abundantly in milk.奶含钙最丰富。