DENTAL

Definitions

1. 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
2. 2. Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. Dental formula (Zoöl.), a brief notation used by zoölogists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. -- Dental surgeon, a dentist.