den·tal 
(dĕntl)
(dĕntl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or for the teeth: dental caps.
2. Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry: dental work; dental bills.
3. Linguistics Articulated with the tip of the tongue near or against the upper front teeth: the English dental consonants t and d.
n.
Linguistics
Linguistics
A dental consonant.
[New Latin dentālis, from Latin dēns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]