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dental

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1. dental - Noun

2. dental - Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.

Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters.

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

A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Some tortures are physical and some are mental, but the one that's both is dental. Ogden Nash

Do you know why it's so hard to solve a Redneck murder? 'Cause there's no dental records and all the DNA is the same. Jeff Foxworthy

For people on social assistance, the loss of free dental care, prescription drugs and subsidized housing can greatly outweigh additional income from working. We've all heard the stories. Kim Campbell

He had hard, steady eyes, and all the comforting, reassuring charm of a dental drill. - Harry Dresden describing Morgan. Jim Butcher

When the records of our civilization are balanced, then-but perhaps not before-the real importance of dental science will be appreciated. Now it is merely valued at the moment of toothache. Avram Davidson

Both sexes allow men dentists inside our mouths, but, well, have you ever let a man who is a dental hygienist inside your mouth? The man must earn his way to our private places in a way not required of a woman--he must become the doctor or the dentist, or forget it. Warren Farrell

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