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Den″tal (dĕn″tal), a. [[L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]] 1. 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
2. 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 (Zoöl.), a brief notation used by zoölogists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. — Dental surgeon, a dentist.