dental
IPA: dˈɛntʌɫ
noun
- (veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
- (phonetics) A dental sound.
adjective
- (relational) Of or concerning the teeth.
- (dentistry, relational) Of or concerning dentistry.
- (phonetics) Made with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge.
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Examples of "dental" in Sentences
- Dental floss is held between the fingers.
- Dental disease affects the gum and the teeth.
- The origin of the dental suffix is uncertain.
- Do you ask your dental patients if they snore
- Innate immune responses of the dental pulp to caries.
- It is secreted by the odontoblasts of the dental pulp.
- It is the sixth largest dental insurer in the United States.
- The trap is escaped by swinging on a grapple of dental floss.
- The cannula was held in place with skull screws and dental acrylic.
- The incisor teeth meet with the thick hard dental pad of the upper jaw.
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