adj

dental

DEHN-tuhl

adj

Relating to teeth or to the care and treatment of teeth.

"She has a dental appointment on Thursday for a check-up."

"Dental hygiene is just as important for children as it is for adults."

In phonetics, describing a speech sound made with the tongue touching the upper front teeth.

"The "th" sound in "this" is a dental consonant."

How to Use Dental

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In plain EnglishTo do with teeth, whether about health care or the way certain sounds are pronounced.

Common pairings

dental care dental appointment dental hygiene dental insurance

more dental comparative, dentals plural, most dental superlative

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Borrowed from Middle French dental, ultimately from Latin dens, dentis ("tooth") plus the adjective ending -alis.

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