dental

adjectivetécnico/dẽˈtal/medium

den·tal

Definitions

1Relating to the teeth.

Regular dental check-ups are important for oral health.

She works in a dental laboratory making crowns.

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Common collocations

dental hygienedental cariesdental prosthesisdental floss

2In phonetics, a consonant articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth.

The sounds /t/ and /d/ in English are dental or alveolar.

Some languages have distinct dental and alveolar stops.

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Common collocations

dental consonantdental articulationdental sound

Do latim 'dentalis', de 'dens, dentis' (dente).