dental /(dĕn"tal)/

den·tal

dental

a.
  1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
  2. Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d and t are dental letters. (Phon.)

Phrases & Compounds
Dental formula
a brief notation used by zoologists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal.
Dental surgeon
a dentist.

Dental

n.
  1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
  2. A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium. (Zool.)