trồng răng
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To have a dental implant/to get a tooth implanted: The primary meaning refers to the dental procedure of surgically placing an artificial tooth root (implant) into the jawbone to support a replacement tooth or bridge.
- To have a false tooth fitted: A more general meaning covering the process of installing any type of artificial tooth, such as a crown, bridge, or denture, to replace a missing natural tooth.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Ông ấy cần phải trồng răng để thay thế chiếc răng đã mất. (He needs to get a dental implant to replace the lost tooth.)
- Sau khi nhổ răng sâu, cô ấy quyết định trồng răng. (After extracting the decayed tooth, she decided to have a false tooth fitted.)
- Trồng răng implant là một phương pháp hiện đại. (Getting a dental implant is a modern method.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "trồng răng" is often used in a broader, colloquial sense to refer to any prosthetic dental restoration, even though technically, "cấy ghép implant" is more specific for implants, and "làm răng giả" is more general for false teeth.
Variants and Related Words
Cấy ghép răng implant (n): Dental implant procedure.
- Cấy ghép răng implant có chi phí khá cao. (The dental implant procedure is quite costly.)
Làm răng giả (v): To make/get dentures or false teeth.
- Bà tôi đã làm răng giả toàn hàm. (My grandmother got full dentures.)
Răng giả (n): False tooth, denture.
- Anh ấy đang đeo răng giả. (He is wearing a denture.)
Synonyms
- To get a dental implant: For the surgical procedure.
- To have a prosthetic tooth fitted: For the general act of receiving an artificial tooth.
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