dental
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- /ˈdɛntəl/
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consonante dental
- Minneapolis—At Park Dental, the dentists are in charge.
Examples
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For a family dentist in Phoenix, call upon the quality dental care of Encanto Family Dental.
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Aside from the great dental, this occupation was not pleasant.
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Our union family had free health care and free dental.
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There goes your medical and your dental.
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Great health benefits, great dental.
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Just put in comprehensive dental.
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Park Dental not only provides care for underserved patients at special events but also every day in its offices.
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There's no pension, no 401(k) plan... and obviously no dental.
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Through it all, Solomon and Newell have earned revenues by operating a side business, RGP Dental, which markets dental equipment.
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The dentist explained that the dental exam would check for cavities and gum disease.
Synonyms
A speech sound made by touching the tongue tip to the upper front teeth
Compounds
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A person who cleans teeth and helps keep the mouth healthy under a dentist's care
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A person who helps a dentist by preparing patients and cleaning dental tools
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A person who makes dental items like crowns or dentures for a dentist
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A mix of mercury and other metals used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
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A small metal piece placed in the jaw to hold a new artificial tooth
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A chair in a dentist's office that tilts and holds a patient during treatment
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A device used to fix damaged teeth and replace missing teeth, like braces or dentures
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A soft sticky film of germs that forms on teeth and can cause tooth decay
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A dentist with special training who performs surgery on the mouth and teeth
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A speech sound made by touching the tongue tip to the upper front teeth
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A mix of gold and other metals dentists use for fillings and crowns because it lasts a long time
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A small powered tool that holds and spins a round or pointed tip to shape, clean and polish a tooth
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A part of medicine that prevents and corrects problems of teeth and jaws
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A degree dentists receive after dental school that lets them operate on teeth
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A hard paste used to fix metal crowns and as a base under fillings
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Etymology
Dental comes from the Latin part dent- which means 'tooth'. A helpful way to remember the sound meaning is that a dental consonant is made with the tongue at or near the front teeth, like the 'th' in 'think'.