🦷 Essential Korean Dental Vocabulary & Useful Expressions

Going to the dentist in Korea? Whether you’re a resident, student, or traveler, knowing Korean dental vocabulary can help you explain dental problems, understand treatment options, and feel more confident at the dentist’s office.

In this post, you’ll learn:
✔️ Essential Korean dentist vocabulary (teeth, procedures, pain symptoms)
✔️ Useful Korean expressions for dental visits
✔️ Common phrases to explain dental pain, cavities, and treatments
✔️ How to make a dental appointment in Korea

Let’s get started! 🦷✨

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🏥 Korean Dentist Vocabulary

🦷 General Dental Terms

Korean	Pronunciation	English
치과	chi-gwa	Dentist / Dental clinic
치과 의사	chi-gwa ui-sa	Dentist
치과 진료	chi-gwa jin-ryo	Dental treatment
충치	chung-chi	Cavity
잇몸	it-mom	Gums
치아	chi-a	Teeth
앞니	ap-ni	Front teeth
어금니	eo-geum-ni	Molar
사랑니	sa-rang-ni	Wisdom tooth
치석	chi-seok	Plaque / Tartar

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🛠️ Dental Treatments & Procedures

Korean	Pronunciation	English
스케일링	seu-ke-il-ling	Scaling (teeth cleaning)
충치 치료	chung-chi chi-ryo	Cavity treatment
신경 치료	sin-gyeong chi-ryo	Root canal treatment
발치	bal-chi	Tooth extraction
교정	gyo-jeong	Orthodontic treatment (braces)
임플란트	im-peul-lan-teu	Dental implant
틀니	teul-ni	Dentures
잇몸 치료	it-mom chi-ryo	Gum treatment
치아 미백	chi-a mi-baek	Teeth whitening
마취	ma-chwi	Anesthesia

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😖 Symptoms & Dental Problems

Korean	Pronunciation	English
이가 아파요.	i-ga a-pa-yo.	My tooth hurts.
시린 이	si-rin i	Sensitive teeth
잇몸이 붓다	it-mom-i but-da	Swollen gums
피가 나다	pi-ga na-da	Bleeding gums
치통	chi-tong	Toothache
입냄새	ip-naem-sae	Bad breath
이가 깨졌어요.	i-ga kkae-jyeo-sseo-yo.	My tooth is broken.
이가 흔들려요.	i-ga heun-deul-lyeo-yo.	My tooth is loose.
이가 시려요.	i-ga si-ryeo-yo.	My teeth are sensitive.
충치가 있어요.	chung-chi-ga it-seo-yo.	I have a cavity.

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🗣️ Useful Korean Dentist Expressions & Phrases

📅 Making a Dental Appointment

🔹 치과 예약을 하고 싶어요. (Chi-gwa ye-yak-eul ha-go si-peo-yo.)
➡️ I’d like to make a dentist appointment.

🔹 가장 빠른 예약이 언제예요? (Ga-jang ppa-reun ye-yak-i eon-je-ye-yo?)
➡️ When is the earliest available appointment?

🔹 어떤 치료가 필요한지 검사하고 싶어요. (Eo-tteon chi-ryo-ga pi-ryo-han-ji geom-sa-ha-go si-peo-yo.)
➡️ I want to check what treatment I need.

🔹 치과 보험이 적용되나요? (Chi-gwa bo-heom-i jeok-yong-doe-na-yo?)
➡️ Does my dental insurance cover this?

🔹 비용이 얼마나 나올까요? (Bi-yong-i eol-ma-na na-ol-kka-yo?)
➡️ How much will it cost?

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🦷 Explaining Dental Pain & Problems

🔹 이가 많이 아파요. (I-ga ma-ni a-pa-yo.)
➡️ My tooth hurts a lot.

🔹 이가 시려요. 찬 음식을 먹으면 아파요. (I-ga si-ryeo-yo. Chan eum-sik-eul meok-eu-myeon a-pa-yo.)
➡️ My teeth are sensitive. They hurt when I eat cold food.

🔹 이가 깨졌어요. 치료가 필요해요. (I-ga kkae-jyeo-sseo-yo. Chi-ryo-ga pi-ryo-hae-yo.)
➡️ My tooth is broken. I need treatment.

🔹 잇몸이 부었어요. 피도 나요. (It-mom-i bu-eo-sseo-yo. Pi-do na-yo.)
➡️ My gums are swollen, and they’re bleeding.

🔹 충치 치료가 필요할까요? (Chung-chi chi-ryo-ga pi-ryo-hal-kka-yo?)
➡️ Do I need a cavity treatment?

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😬 During the Dental Procedure

🔹 마취를 해 주세요. (Ma-chwi-reul hae ju-se-yo.)
➡️ Please give me anesthesia.

🔹 덜 아프게 할 수 있나요? (Deol a-peu-ge hal su it-na-yo?)
➡️ Can you make it hurt less?

🔹 너무 아파요. 잠시 쉬고 싶어요. (Neo-mu a-pa-yo. Jam-si swi-go si-peo-yo.)
➡️ It hurts a lot. I’d like to take a break.

🔹 이 치료는 얼마나 걸려요? (I chi-ryo-neun eol-ma-na geol-ryeo-yo?)
➡️ How long will this treatment take?

🔹 몇 번 더 치료를 받아야 하나요? (Myeot beon deo chi-ryo-reul ba-da-ya ha-na-yo?)
➡️ How many more treatments do I need?

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🎯 Practice Time!

Test your knowledge by answering these questions in the comments:
1️⃣ How do you say “dentist” in Korean? 🏥
2️⃣ What’s the Korean word for “cavity”? 😬
3️⃣ How do you say “I have a toothache” in Korean? 😖

Comment your answers below! 👇

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