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dental

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈdɛntəl/

dental means: Related to teeth or their care and treatment.

adjective

TEETHB1

Related to teeth or their care and treatment.

  • Dental care can be expensive.
  • I use dental floss every evening.
  • Does your insurance cover dental treatment?

Similar words: toothly, teethly

Common phrases: dental care, dental floss, dental treatment, dental clinic

SPEECH SOUNDC2

Describing a speech sound made with the tongue touching the front teeth or the area just behind them.

  • This language has dental consonants.
  • The teacher demonstrated a dental fricative.
  • Hold your tongue against your upper teeth to make this dental sound.

Common phrases: dental consonant, dental fricative, dental sound

Questions about dental

What does dental mean?

Related to teeth or their care and treatment.

What is dental in other languages?

Türkçe: dişle ilgili · Español: dental · Français: dentaire · Deutsch: zahnmedizinisch · Italiano: dentale · 日本語: 歯の

How do you pronounce dental?

It is pronounced /ˈdɛntəl/.

How do you use dental in a sentence?

Dental care can be expensive. I use dental floss every evening.

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