口腔臨床英語對話 第11期:根管治療法(2)

I'll treat the infection by putting medication in thetooth with a temporary filling until your nextappointment.

在牙齒里放上藥物進行治療。至下次預約治療之前先暫時填補上。

Will the tooth be alright?

那么牙齒行嗎?

Your tooth may be uncomfortable for a while.

你的牙齒可能暫時并不舒服，

I'll write you a prescription for it. You might need it.

我會給你開個處方，可能用得著。

What do you do after that, Doctor?

醫(yī)生，以后怎么辦呢?

After the infection is gone I'll fill the canal with either a silver point or gutta-percha.

等到感染解決了以后我就要用銀子或者牙膠把根管補上。

The filling will seal the canal and prevent it from becoming infected again. .

補了以后就可以把根管封住，不再受到感染。

It may take three or more appointments to finish the treatment

可能需要預約治療3次或多一些就可以完成治療。

If that's what has to be done to save the tooth, please go ahead. I don't want to lose it.

假如保住牙齒需要這樣做的話，那就做吧，我不想失掉這顆牙齒。

That's a very wise decision.

你的決定是明智的。

There are also other things you should know before I begin.

在我開始治療之前還有些事你是需要知道的。

A tooth with a root canal filling isn't as strong as an ordinary tooth.

牙管填補過的牙齒并不像普通牙齒那么結(jié)實，

It incomes brittle, and the tooth enamel is more likely to fracture.

而是變得脆了，牙釉質(zhì)變得容易碎裂。

Has this happened to my tooth?

我的這顆牙齒是不是到了這種地步?

A large Part of your tooth has already been lost because of decay.

你這顆牙齒大部分已經(jīng)因為齲壞的關系脫落了。

It will be necessary to make a gold crown for the tooth to give it strength.

需要在這顆牙齒上面鑲上金子，用以加強它。

It will also be necessary to insert a gold post (dowel) into the tooth.

還要在牙齒里面嵌入金釘。

Why do you put a gold post into my tooth?

為什么在我的牙齒里面要塞入金釘?

The gold post will build up enough of the tooth to hold the gold crown securely.

有了金釘就可以把金牙冠支持住，安全得多。

This plastic model will show you how it will be done.

看這個塑料模型就知道怎么個做法。

Is there anything else I should know about this treatment?

有關這次治療方面我還該懂得些什么?

There's one more thing that you should know. Sometimes endodontic treatment isn'tsuccessful.

還有一點你是該知道的，有時牙髓療法并不成功。

With the best possible treatment, the tooth may become infected again.

就算盡量把它治好，也有再次受到感染的可能。

I wouldn't worry about it. Chances for success are better than 95%.

可是我并不擔心，因為城的機會占95%以上。

Maybe it would be better to extract the tooth.

可能還是拔了好些。

I can't make this decision for you. You'll have to decide for yourself.

我不能替你決定，要靠你自己決定。

I don't know which is better. What do you recommend?

我不知道拔還是不拔好。你出主意吧。

I don't recommend extraction.

我不主張拔，

You should do everything possible to save the tooth. If the tooth is extracted a bridge will beneeded.

應當想盡辦法把牙齒保住。假如拔了牙就要做上一個橋。

What does that entail?

那需要些什么?

Gold crowns would have to be made for the teeth next to the space to hold the bridge.

在間隙兩邊的牙齒上必須做上金牙冠，用來支撐住橋。

It would be necessary to "grind down" the size of these abutment teeth to prepare them forcrowns.

需要將作橋墩的牙磨掉一些，準備套上金牙冠。

A bridge would be very expensive. I don't think that it's necessary.

做橋很花錢，我想沒有必要。

I'll take your advice, Doctor. Please try to save the tooth.

我聽你的意見。那么請你盡量把牙齒保住吧。