Dental \Den"tal\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]

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 t are dental letters.

Dental formula (Zo["o]l.), a brief notation used by zo["o]logists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal.

Dental surgeon, a dentist.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Dental \Den"tal\, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See Dental, a.]

1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)