We try to create a posititve atmosphere
in our office for our little friends, so we try to avoid using
words that might be scary. Here are a few of our friendly alternatives.
| Scary Words |
Friendly Words |
| cavity or decay |
sugar bugs |
| crown or cap |
tooth jewelry |
| drill |
scrubber brush |
| drill on tooth |
brush teeth |
| examination |
count teeth |
| explorer or pokey thing |
toothpick, tooth counter |
| gas (nitrous or laughing) |
happy air |
| isolight |
nemo |
| mouth prop/opener |
pillow (for resting teeth) |
| needle or shot |
sleepy juice |
| extraction |
wiggle out a tooth |
| sealants |
paint teeth |
| space maintainer |
silver ring |
| tooth cleaning |
tickle teeth (make them shiny pretty) |
| x-rays |
pictures of teeth |
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