When my family went on vacation last year, my father bit into some candy and broke his tooth, causing an emergency trip to the dentist. If this ever happened in Japan, the following phrases would be particularly useful.
は が いたみ ます。
I have a toothache.
この は が いたみ ます。
This tooth hurts.
つめもの/は が とれ ました。
I’ve lost a filling/tooth.
この いれば を なおせ ますか。
Can you repair this denture?
ぬかないで ください。
I don’t want it extracted.
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Clayton, these expressions will be really useful.
Let’s add one more word to your notes: むしば (bad tooth).
The usage is the following:
むしば が あるかもしれません。 (I wonder if I have a bad tooth).