What does Dental mean?

Definitions for Dental
ˈdɛn tlden·tal

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Dental.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dentaladjective

    a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

  2. dentaladjective

    of or relating to the teeth

    "dental floss"

  3. dentaladjective

    of or relating to dentistry

    "dental student"

Wiktionary

  1. dentaladjective

    of or concerning the teeth: dental care

  2. dentaladjective

    of or concerning dentistry

  3. dentaladjective

    made with the tongue touching the teeth: dental fricative

  4. Etymology: From dentalis, from dens, from h₁d-ent-, participle of h₁ed-, perhaps from an older sense "bite".

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. DENTALadjective

    Etymology: dentalis, Latin.

    The Hebrews have assigned which letters are labial, which dental, and which guttural. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 198.

    The dental consonants are easy, therefore let them be next; first the labio-dentals, as also the lingua-dentals. William Holder, Elem.

  2. Dentalnoun

    A small shell-fish.

    Two small black and shining pieces, seem, by the shape, to have been formed in the shell of a dental. John Woodward, on Fossils.

ChatGPT

  1. dental

    Dental refers to anything related to the teeth, oral health, and the care or treatment of the teeth and gums. It's often used in context of the medical field of dentistry, which involves diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of conditions and disorders of the oral cavity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dentaladjective

    of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery

  2. Dentaladjective

    formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters

  3. Dentaladjective

    an articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth

  4. Dentaladjective

    a marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium

  5. Etymology: [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]

Wikidata

  1. Dental

    Pertaining to a tooth or teeth, or to odontology.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dental

    den′tal, adj. belonging to the teeth: produced by the aid of the teeth.—n. an articulation or letter pronounced chiefly with the teeth.—adj. Den′tary, belonging to dentition, bearing teeth.—n. the distal element of the jaw of vertebrates below mammals.—Dental engine, a mechanical appliance giving a rotary motion to a dentist's boring instruments. [L. dens, dentis, a tooth. See Tooth.]

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  1. lanted

  2. tandle

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Dental in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Dental in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Dental in a Sentence

  1. Lewis Nightingale:

    I said, what if I had nose cancer, or throat cancer ? to separate out dental problems from anything else seems arbitrary. I have great medical insurance, so why isn't my medical insurance covering it ?

  2. Dana Varble:

    Following a good oral care routine, including brushing teeth and regular dental evaluation with your veterinarian, can prevent these serious consequences.

  3. Steve Preddy:

    The whitening gels used by dental professionals are regulated, prescription-only materials, materials used by some non-dental professionals illegally for tooth whitening can cause many complications, including sensitivity, swelling of the lips and tongue and burns to the mouth and gums, leaving people in a lot of pain and in some instances can cause damage to the surface of the teeth.

  4. Marielaina Perrone DDS:

    The patient always comes first and I strive to deliver personalized dental care to each and every patient.

  5. Getty Images/Reuters -RRB- Sanders:

    It's not only those two, it is 50 Republicans who have been adamant not only in pushing an anti-Democratic agenda but also opposing our efforts to try to lower the costs of prescription drugs, trying to expand Medicare to include dental, hearing and eyeglasses, to improve the disastrous situation in home health care, in child care, to address the existential threat of climate change. You got 50 Republicans who don’t want to do anything, except criticize the president.

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