dental

a.	1.	Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
	2.	(Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; - said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d and t are dental letters. Dental formula (Zool.) a brief notation used by Zoologists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. Dental surgeon a dentist.
n.	1.	An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
	2.	(Zool.) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.

Adj.	1.	dental - of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"
	2.	dental - of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"

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