Describing symptoms

If you don't know what's causing your discomfort, you can explain your symptoms to the dentist. Even if you describe the symptoms poorly, it's better for the dentist to have a gist of what's wrong or where the source of the pain is coming from. Most likely, they will do an X-ray (拍x光片 pāi X guāng piān) to further determine the cause. Here is how to say some basic dental pain symptoms:

This tooth hurts.
這顆牙疼。
Zhè kē yá téng

My upper/lower right/left molar hurts.
我的左/右上/下磨牙疼 。
Wǒ de zuǒ/yòu shàng/xià mó yá téng

My front teeth hurt.
我的門牙疼 。
Wǒ de mén yá téng

This tooth is sensitive to temperature.
這顆牙齒對溫度敏感 。
Zhè kē yá chǐ duì wēn dù mǐn gǎn

I broke a tooth.
我有一顆牙壞了。
Wǒ yǒu yī kē yá huài le

My crown fell off.
我的牙冠脫落了。
Wǒ de yá guān tuō luò le

I have a buildup of plaque on my teeth.
我的牙齒上有牙菌斑。
Wǒ de yá chǐ shàng yǒu yá jūn bān

My teeth are yellow and need to be cleaned.
我的牙齒是黃色的，需要清潔。
Wǒ de yá chǐ shì huáng sè de, xū yào qīng jié.

Source: The Beijinger
Editor: wanwan