dental
Of or concerning the teeth.
Example
“dental care”
Other meanings
Of or concerning dentistry.
Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.
“dental fricative”
Related words
- dentalism
- dentalize
- labiodental
- medicodental
- polydental
- dental arch
- dental ape
- dental pick
- dental floss
- dental hygienist
- dental cap
- dental care
Word history
From Latin "dentālis".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “dental” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.