dental

«dental» in Mova's school dictionary: about teeth or about looking after teeth — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (dental)

meaning for a pupil

Dental means about teeth or about looking after teeth. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and everyday life, children visit the dental surgery for check-ups, use dental floss and learn dental hygiene (brushing twice a day). In science, dental means relating to teeth in a body. Phrases: dental check-up, dental floss, dental care, dental nurse, dental hygiene.

examples

• I have a dental check-up next week. tree →
• Use dental floss to clean between your teeth. tree →
• Good dental hygiene stops tooth decay. tree →
• The dental nurse gave me a sticker. tree →
• Sugar is bad for dental health. tree →
• The dentist took a dental X-ray. tree →

note

Adjective only, comes before a noun (dental care). Not comparable. Related: dentist, dentistry. Spelt «dental», not «dentle».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dental» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.