adj an articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
2. dental ·adj of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
3. dental ·adj a marine mollusk of the genus dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. ·see dentalium.
4. dental ·adj formed by the aid of the teeth;
said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters.