A few dental terms

We’ve had a think about the terms we use in the practice and thought we’d offer an explanation as best we could. A few dental terms – tongue firmly in cheek with these:

• Bridge – Dentists favourite card game.
• Braces – A way to stop your kids dating.
• Bonding – Spending time with your dentist.
• Bicuspids – A tooth that goes both ways.
• B.D.S. – Bachelor of Dental Sadism.
• Bite Wings – How the Tooth Fairy gets around.
• Plaque – Dentist’s qualification certificate.
• Oral Surgeon – Talkative Dentist (Graeme!)
• Hygienist – Dentist’s cleaning lady.
• Novocaine – Good excuse for drooling.
• Tartar – Great with Halibut and Scampi.
• Drill – Marching in formation.
• Decay – De 11th letter of de alphabet.
• Eye Tooth – What you’d give not to be here.
• Flossing – Second most lied about activity.
• Filling – A big dinner.
• Gingivitis – Gordon’s and Listerine on the rocks.

If you’d like to offer any others, please post a comment.

Graeme