Help your child have a positive experience in our office.
Our team avoids all words that might scare your child due to previous experiences. You can use these terms at home as well. Please support us by using these friendly alternatives:
Scary Words |
Friendly Words |
| filling | silver star |
| white (composite) filling | white star |
| crown or cap | silver hat |
| space maintainer | silver ring |
| needle or shot | sleepy juice (delivered to tooth with "magic straw") |
| cavity or decay | sugar bugs |
| drill | whistle brush |
| drill on tooth | clean tooth |
| pull or yank tooth | wiggle a tooth out |
| examination | count teeth |
| tooth cleaning | tickle teeth (to make them shiny and pretty) |
| explorer or pokey thing | toothpick, tooth counter |
| small suction or saliva ejector | Mrs. Sippy (MissisSippi) |
| large suction or saliva ejector | Mr. Slurpy |
| air/water syringe | Sprinkler |
| gas (nitrous or laughing) | magic air |
| mouth prop/opener | pillow (for resting teeth) |
| sealants | paint teeth |
| rubber dam | raincoat |
| dental laser or hydrobrasion | magic water spray (rinses sugar bugs away) |
Reading through these terms will help you understand your child's description of his/her dental experience. Trust that our intention is not to "fool" your child, but rather to create a positive dental experience. Thank you for your cooperation in helping us build a good attitude for your child.