Getting a Filling
Anaesthetic and aftercare.
- Them
I will numb the area first.
- You
Will I feel the injection?
- Them
A small pinch, then nothing.
- You
How long will my mouth stay numb?
- Them
About two hours, so avoid hot drinks.
- You
Can I eat normally this evening?
- Them
Yes, once the feeling comes back.
- You
Understood. Thank you, doctor.
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Words in this dialogue
- numbunable to feel
- areaa part of a place
- firstbefore all the others
- feelto sense or experience
- injectionmedicine given with a needle
- smallthe smallest of the sizes offered
- pincha short sharp feeling
- nothingnot a thing
- longmeasuring a lot end to end
- mouththe opening you eat and speak with
- stayto remain; to eat here
- hourssixty minutes
- avoidto keep away from
- drinksa liquid you swallow
- normallyusually
- eveningthe end of the day
- onceone time; in the past
- feelingto sense or experience
- comesthe ending of most web addresses
- backreturning; the rear
- understoodpast form of understand
- doctorsomeone trained to treat illness
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