Vocabulary
crown		corona
cavity		carie
filling		empaste
bridge		puente
root		raíz
to brush		cepillarse
mouth		boca
jaw		mandíbula
lip		labio
braces		frenillos
tongue		lengua
novocaine		novocaina
rinse		enjuagarse
spit		escupir
upper teeth		dientes superiores
lower teeth		dientes inferiores
false teeth		dientes postizos
make an x-ray		sacar una radiografía
roof of mouth		paladar
canine tooth		canino
incisor		diente incisivo
molar		muela
wisdom tooth		cordal
tooth brush		cepillo de dientes
toothpaste		pasta / crema dental

Here is your Costa Rican expression or tiquismo for the week: Queque means cake in Costa Rica. Pastel is the word for cake in proper Spanish.

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