Definition of: dental

(den′təl) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to the teeth.
2. Of or pertaining to dentistry.
3. Phonet. Describing a consonant produced with the tip of the tongue against or near the upper front teeth, as French t and d. The English alveolars (t) and (d) are sometimes, inaccurately, called dentals.
—noun Phonet. A dental consonant. [<NL dentalis <L dens, dentis a tooth]