dentally
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- adverb
- /ˈdɛntəli/
- Specialized
- I don't happen to believe that the police, in general, are knuckle-dragging, tobacco-chewing, dentally challenged inbreeders any more than Tea Party'ers are.
Examples
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After my dentally challenged friend has some fun, of course.
Fiction book (1999) -
Organized dentistry is helping to provide access to care for dentally underserved children.
Academic text (2002) -
The highest proportions of medically and dentally uninsured were among less-acculturated Latinos.
Academic text (2012) -
Less-acculturated Latino children were more likely to be reported in suboptimal medical-dental health, less likely to have a regular source of medical-dental care, more likely to report being medically-dentally uninsured, and more likely to have parents who were uninsured.
Academic text (2012) -
The patient was advised to see a dentist for dentally-related issues like cavities.
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It is important to use dentally approved toothpaste to maintain good oral health.
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Routine check-ups ensure that dentally recommended practices are followed.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dentally comes from the Latin root dens meaning 'tooth', and you can see the same root in dentist and dental. So dentally means 'in a way that relates to the teeth'.