Kid Friendly Terms
Laughing Gas or a Silly Nose
“This is a silly nose that smells delicious! When you put it on it will blow wind that smells like strawberry and makes you feel silly and floaty while we tickle your teeth”
AKA: Nitrous Oxide
Sleepy juice with a teeny, tiny tooth straw
“Your teeth look thirsty! We are going to use a teeny, tiny tooth straw to give a drink of sleepy juice to your tooth. But first we are going to give it some sleepy jelly with a tiny, oh-so-soft cheek pillow! Do you you think your tooth likes apple juice?! Or orange juice? Or watermelon juice?!…”
AKA Local anesthetic injection with needle, topical anesthetic, and gauze
Tooth Star
“We are going to wash your tooth with a special spin brush, then use a tiny, fluffy brush to scrub it really good, then squish in a sparkling tooth star to make your tooth strong and happy!”
AKA white composite filling
Princess/ Superman/ Hulk Crown
“You need your baby teeth to last until you are almost a teenager! So we are going to put a super shiny, princess/superman crown on your tooth to make it look beautiful and strong!”
AKA stainless steel silver crowns
Wiggle A Tooth
“Sometimes when a tooth is feeling sad or mean it is time for it to be wiggled out and leave you alone. So we will give it some sleepy juice, then we will wiggle it back and forth until it makes a silly popcorn noise and it will fly right out!”
AKA tooth extraction
Tooth Tickler
“This tooth tickler is like a fancy spin brush, the end is soft and squishy, and it will tickle your teeth and make them bright and shiny!”
AKA dental prophy angle for cleaning
Straw or Mr. Vacuum
“This is a tooth straw, and if you close your lips he will drink up all the water and any yuck tastes!
AKA saliva ejector or dental suction
Tooth Vitamins
“These tooth vitamins will make your teeth strong to fight cavities! They are very sticky so they stay on your teeth and come in yummy flavors like melon or berry!”
AKA fluoride varnish
Tooth Chair
“This tooth chair is really cool, because it can be different sizes for different kids. When we have little babies come in it is little, when we have big kids like you come it we can make it big. How big can you open, lets measure you!”
AKA mouth prop