dental

[Den·tal]

The adjective dental describes things that have something to do with teeth. Dental floss is the waxed string you use to clean between your teeth.

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Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.

Adjective
of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"

Adjective
of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"


a.
Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.

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

a.
An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.

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


Dental

Den"tal , a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.] 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery. 2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. Dental formula (Zo'94l.), a brief notation used by zo'94logists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. -- Dental surgeon, a dentist.

Dental

Den"tal, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See Dental, a.] 1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth. 2. (Zo'94l.) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.

Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.

An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.

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Usage Examples

A retired teacher paid $62,000 towards her pension and nothing, yes nothing, for full family medical, dental and vision coverage over her entire career. What will we pay her? $1.4 million in pension benefits and another $215,000 in health care benefit premiums over her lifetime.

I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that's not how I've chosen to lead my life. I knew that you put yourself under a microscope the more famous you become.

Look, if you have somebody who doesn't have health insurance, who doesn't have a doctor or dentist, and in order to deal with their cold or flu or dental problem, they go to an emergency room - in general, that visit will cost ten times more than walking into a community health center.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

We take our kids for physical vaccinations, dental exams, eye checkups. When do we think to take our - our son or daughter for a mental health checkup?

I don't get off on romantic parts. But I often think if I had had my dental work done early on, well, maybe.

I've been giving free money seminars for the troops at Walter Reed Hospital and one of the Iraqi War Vets realized that the military wouldn't pay for the dental work he needed.

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