dentaladj.n.

/ˈdɛntəl/

Etymology: < modern or ? medieval Latin dentālis, < dens, dent-em tooth; compare French dental (1611 in Cotgrave). Ancient Latin had dentāle (in form the neuter of dentālis) = ‘share-beam of a plough’.

A. adj.

a. Of or pertaining to the teeth; of the nature of a tooth. dental arch n. the arched or curved line of the teeth in the mouth. dental cavity n. the natural hollow of a tooth, which is filled by the dental pulp. dental formula n. a formula or concise tabular statement of the number and kinds of teeth possessed by a mammal; the numbers in the upper and the lower row are written above and below a horizontal line, like the numerator and denominator of a fraction: see dentition n. 2. dental papilla n. Anatomy a projection of mesenchymal tissue into the embryonic enamel organ which gives rise to odontoblasts.

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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [adjective]

dental1599

odontic1657

teethy1805

dentar1828

dentary1830

dentigerous1839

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 77/2 To vse this, and the other dentalle poulders.

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis Pref. To sway It downwards, and the Dental root display.

1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 141 Dentall sockets.

1854 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 15 305 The performative membrane of the dental papilla.

1860 G. Hartwig tr. Sea & its Living Wonders vi. 72 The cetaceans are either without a dental apparatus, or provided with teeth.

1894 Times (Weekly ed.) 16 Feb. 133/4 Dental disease..became reduced to a minimum.

1980 Gray's Anat. (ed. 36) viii. 1293/2 The roughly spherical dental papilla increases in volume, but the cervical loop of the growing enamel organ continues to encompass a greater proportion of its periphery.

b. Dealing with the teeth; of or pertaining to dentistry. dental apparatus, dental chair (U.S.), dental chisel, dental drill, dental file, dental forceps, dental hammer, etc., apparatus and instruments used in dentistry. Also dental floss [floss n.² 2] , dental silk, floss silk or similar fibrous material used to clean between the teeth. dental surgery (originally U.S.), dentistry.

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the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun]

dental surgery1826

dentology1835

dentistry1838

gum-digging1932

the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [adjective]

dentical1776

dental1826

dentistical1851

dentistic1895

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the teeth > implements for

picker1481

toothpick1488

picktooth1542

tooth-picker1545

tooth-scrape1552

pick1562

tooth-rake1585

tooth-scraper1585

teeth-brush1651

dentiscalp1656

toothbrush1690

quill toothpick1775

quill1785

chew-stick1858

tooth-stick1859

dental silk1907

dental floss1922

floss1936

airbrasive1945

Water Pik1962

water toothpick1965

1826 L. Koecker (title) The principles of dental surgery.

1841 G. Waite (title) An appeal to Parliament, the medical profession and the public, on the present state of dental surgery.

1859 J. Tomes (title) A system of dental surgery.

1870 (title) Dental Diploma Question.

1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Dental chisel..drill..file [etc.].

1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Dental pump, an apparatus for withdrawing the saliva from the mouth during dental operations.

1878 L. P. Meredith Teeth (ed. 2) p. viii Opening the doors of dental knowledge to the people.

1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxiii. 223 About five hundred soldiers gathered together in the neighborhood of that dental chair waiting to see the performance.

1887 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 Jan. 166/2 Dental Surgery.

1890 Times 20 Aug. 11/2 A Dental School is attached to the Hospital.

1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 507/2 Dental silk— reel, 0/3½; waxed 0/5.

1910 Nat. Dent. Hosp. Gaz. IV. xx. 42 Drill a few holes on each side of the fracture and thread them through and across with an ordinary piece of dental floss silk, finishing off with a knot on the lingual surface.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 123 He took a reel of dental floss from his waistcoat pocket and..twanged it smartly between two..of his resonant unwashed teeth.

1955 Oxf. Junior Encycl. XI. 98/2 The discovery of anaesthetics was of the greatest importance in the progress of dental surgery.

1971 Times 12 Feb. 13/7 The decision of Johnson and Johnson to reintroduce into this country dental floss.

c. Engaged in dentistry or dental work, as dental mechanic n. an operative who makes and repairs artifical teeth. dental moulder n. one who moulds artificial teeth for dentures. dental nurse n. a nurse who assists a dentist (the term is also applied to a dentist's receptionist); hence dental nursing n. dental surgeon n. originally U.S. a dentist (cf. surgeon-dentist at surgeon n. Compounds 1); hence dental surgeoncy. dental technician n. = dental mechanic n.

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the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > dentist

tooth-drawer1393

operator1598

dentist1759

dentologist1760

tooth-doctor1767

odontist1819

tooth-puller1839

dental surgeon1840

gum-digger1941

the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > denture > dental mechanic

dental mechanic1916

dental technician1961

denturist1964

1840 Amer. Jrnl. Dent. Sci. 1 157 The objects of this Society [sc. the Amer. Soc. of Dental Surgeons] are to promote union and harmony among all respectable and well-informed Dental Surgeons.

1860 Brit. Jrnl. Dent. Sci. 3 232/2 We, the Court of Examiners, have diligently examined —— and have found him competent to exercise the art and science of a Dental Surgeon.

1881 Jrnl. Brit. Dent. Assoc. 2 9 The burden of a Dental Surgeoncy to a Hospital.

1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 12 July 3/5 (advt.) Highly skilled dentists and dental mechanics.

1921 Act 11 & 12 Geo. V c. 21 §3 (1) The occupation of a dental mechanic.

1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) § 118 Dental moulder.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 545 Dental surgeon Bloom with tweezers.

1938 H. R. Cullwick Handbk. for Dent. Nurses 8 The subject of the duties of a dental nurse has been sadly neglected by dental literature in England... The question of a dental nurse having a hospital training is a debatable one.

1938 H. R. Cullwick Handbk. for Dent. Nurses 11 Dental nursing as a career.

1961 Evening Standard 14 July 19/2 (advt.) Dental Nurse experienced preferred.

1961 Evening Standard 17 Aug. 15/1 (advt.) Dental Technician... Expd. Orthodontics and simple gold work.

2. Phonetics. Pronounced by applying the tip of the tongue to the front upper teeth, as the consonants /t/, /d/, /θ/, /ð/, /n/.In some languages, as in English, t, d, n are not strictly dental, but alveolar; i.e. the contact is with the gum close behind the teeth.

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by place or organ > [adjective] > dental

dental1594

linguadental1668

labiodental1669

linguodental1818

interdental1877

postdental1889

lamino-dental1968

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 87 The Hebrewes name their letters, some gutturall, because they are pronounced more in the throat: others, dentall, because a man cannot wel pronounce them without the teeth.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §198.

a1794 Sir W. Jones in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) (1799) 1 12 Each of the dental sounds is hard or soft, sharp or obtuse.

1855 D. Forbes Hindústání Gram. (1868) 5 ﺩ is much softer and more dental than the English d.

1877 H. Sweet Handbk. Phonetics 31–2 This class is commonly called ‘dental’, but the point of the tongue is not necessarily brought against the teeth.

3. Provided or fitted with toothed projections.

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1850 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1849: Arts & Manuf. 312 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (31st Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 20, Pt. 1) VI The application of a dental faced crushing side f to a hopper.

B. n.

1. Phonetics. A dental consonant.

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by place or organ > [noun] > dental

dentala1794

linguodental1818

postdental1889

interdental1953

a1794 Sir W. Jones in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) (1799) 1 11 Next came different classes of dentals.

1884 American 9 105 Such a phonetic law does not account for the word under discussion, no dental being present.

2. humorously. A tooth.

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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [noun]

teetha900

munpinsc1475

gams1508

peg1598

tusk1632

masticator1681

headrail1767

ivory1783

tombstone1809

dominos1828

dental1837

toothy-peg1840

fang1841

cruncher1859

chomper1884

teg1886

Hampstead Heath1887

pearly1914

gnasher1919

tat1919

pearly whites1935

chopper1937

1837 W. S. Landor Pentameron in Wks. (1846) II. 344 I would not voluntarily be under his manifold rows of dentals.

3. Architecture. = dentil n.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > entablature > cornice > dentil

denticule1563

dentil1663

denticle1674

denting1730

dental1761

dentel1842

1761 J. Kirby Perspective of Archit. i. iv. 39 From the dentals already drawn the others are to be taken, and also the denticles.

1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 195 The abacus red, the dentals yellow, with a red boss.

4. Zoology. A mollusc of the genus Dentalium or family Dentaliidæ; a tooth-shell.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Scaphopoda > [noun] > member of genus Dentalium

hake's tooth1584

antal1657

dental1678

tooth-shell?1711

tusk-shell1825

dentalium1864

tusk1916

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Dental, a small Shelfish..hollow like a little tube, and acuminated.

a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) 23 The Shell of a Dentale.

5. A sea fish of the Mediterranean, belonging to the genus Dentex.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > family Sparidae (sea-breams) > [noun] > member of family Denticidae (Kapenaar) > member of genus Dentex

dental1753

dentex1836

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Dentale is a name given by some to a fish caught in the Mediterranean, and common in the markets of Italy.

a1850 D. G. Rossetti Dante & Circle ii. Months Mar. Salmon, eel and trout, Dental and dolphin.

Draft additions 1997

dental hygiene n. the preservation or improvement of the health of the teeth and gums, esp. by care on the part of the individual concerned, such as regular brushing.

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the world > health and disease > [noun] > science or study of > of teeth or gums

dental hygiene1884

1884 Brit. Jrnl. Dental Sci. 27 649 Without straining a term we may include alike the criterion of health among dental practioners and the health condition of the dentists' rooms, under the heading Dental Hygiene.

1921 C. E. Turner Hygiene, Dental & General viii. 155 The recent and rapid development of dental hygiene work among school children has created an opening for dental hygienists.

1992 T. F. Walsh et al. Clin. Dental Hygiene iv. 38 The most significant influence on dental hygiene will be the efforts that the patient makes at removing dental plaque deposits.

Draft additions 1997

dental hygienist n. an ancillary dental worker specializing in dental hygiene, scaling and polishing of teeth, etc.

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the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > dentist > dental hygienist

dental hygienist1916

1916 A. C. Fones (title) Mouth hygiene, a course of instruction for dental hygienists.

1920 N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 12 June 1025/2 Since the legalizing of dental hygienists by..the State of New York in 1916, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Iowa,..[etc.] have passed similar laws.

1943 Evening News 21 May 3/7 A new trade for the W.A.A.F.s is that of dental hygienist... Treatment by the hygienists includes scaling, polishing and cleaning of teeth.

1987 N.Y. Times 14 June vii. 14/3 Bartle..falls deeply in love with a young Jewish dental hygienist made pregnant by her employer.

Draft additions June 2013

dental implant n. a device attached to or (now typically) implanted into the jawbone to support a dental restoration such as a crown or denture.

ΚΠ

1944 U.S. Patent 2,347,567 1/2 In order to illustrate one specific use of the material that forms the subject of this invention a dental implant constructed therefrom will be described.

1973 Jrnl. Dentistry 1 149 At present the clinical situation of dental implants is thoroughly unsatisfactory and there is a great need for extensive research.

1992 Mature Times Monthly Oct. 12/6 These dental implants are placed in the jaw, under local anaesthetic at the surgery, and left for six months to integrate with the bone.

2010 N.Y. Times Mag. 21 Nov. 37/5 (advt.) Compared to other treatment options to replace missing teeth, such as bridges and removable partials, a dental implant..offers a long-lasting solution.

Draft additions January 2011

dental dam n. = dam n.¹ 4e; (in later use also) an unpunctured latex rubber sheet of this type, used as a protective barrier to prevent transmission of disease during oral sex.

ΚΠ

1875 U.S. Patent 159,836 16 Feb. Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved reflector shown as applied to a dental-dam clamp.

1920 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 31 92 Ordinary dental dam is used for the membrane.

1986 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. c15/6 It was advised that condoms or dental dams be used for oral sex. The dams are inexpensive disposable latex barriers that are available from surgical and dental supply houses.

1996 Los Angeles Times 3 May b5 A lecturer suggested that a condom, a dental dam or plastic wrap should be used as protection.

2000 Guardian 9 May ii. 9/3 Removal of fillings exposes the body to an intense dose of toxins, even when properly carried out using specialised suction equipment and dental dams.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	dental
释义	dentaladj.n. /ˈdɛntəl/ Etymology: < modern or ? medieval Latin dentālis, < dens, dent-em tooth; compare French dental (1611 in Cotgrave). Ancient Latin had dentāle (in form the neuter of dentālis) = ‘share-beam of a plough’. A. adj. 1. a. Of or pertaining to the teeth; of the nature of a tooth. dental arch n. the arched or curved line of the teeth in the mouth. dental cavity n. the natural hollow of a tooth, which is filled by the dental pulp. dental formula n. a formula or concise tabular statement of the number and kinds of teeth possessed by a mammal; the numbers in the upper and the lower row are written above and below a horizontal line, like the numerator and denominator of a fraction: see dentition n. 2. dental papilla n. Anatomy a projection of mesenchymal tissue into the embryonic enamel organ which gives rise to odontoblasts. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [adjective] dental1599 odontic1657 teethy1805 dentar1828 dentary1830 dentigerous1839 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 77/2 To vse this, and the other dentalle poulders. 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis Pref. To sway It downwards, and the Dental root display. 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 141 Dentall sockets. 1854 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 15 305 The performative membrane of the dental papilla. 1860 G. Hartwig tr. Sea & its Living Wonders vi. 72 The cetaceans are either without a dental apparatus, or provided with teeth. 1894 Times (Weekly ed.) 16 Feb. 133/4 Dental disease..became reduced to a minimum. 1980 Gray's Anat. (ed. 36) viii. 1293/2 The roughly spherical dental papilla increases in volume, but the cervical loop of the growing enamel organ continues to encompass a greater proportion of its periphery. b. Dealing with the teeth; of or pertaining to dentistry. dental apparatus, dental chair (U.S.), dental chisel, dental drill, dental file, dental forceps, dental hammer, etc., apparatus and instruments used in dentistry. Also dental floss [floss n.² 2] , dental silk, floss silk or similar fibrous material used to clean between the teeth. dental surgery (originally U.S.), dentistry. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] dental surgery1826 dentology1835 dentistry1838 gum-digging1932 the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [adjective] dentical1776 dental1826 dentistical1851 dentistic1895 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the teeth > implements for picker1481 toothpick1488 picktooth1542 tooth-picker1545 tooth-scrape1552 pick1562 tooth-rake1585 tooth-scraper1585 teeth-brush1651 dentiscalp1656 toothbrush1690 quill toothpick1775 quill1785 chew-stick1858 tooth-stick1859 dental silk1907 dental floss1922 floss1936 airbrasive1945 Water Pik1962 water toothpick1965 1826 L. Koecker (title) The principles of dental surgery. 1841 G. Waite (title) An appeal to Parliament, the medical profession and the public, on the present state of dental surgery. 1859 J. Tomes (title) A system of dental surgery. 1870 (title) Dental Diploma Question. 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Dental chisel..drill..file [etc.]. 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Dental pump, an apparatus for withdrawing the saliva from the mouth during dental operations. 1878 L. P. Meredith Teeth (ed. 2) p. viii Opening the doors of dental knowledge to the people. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxiii. 223 About five hundred soldiers gathered together in the neighborhood of that dental chair waiting to see the performance. 1887 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 Jan. 166/2 Dental Surgery. 1890 Times 20 Aug. 11/2 A Dental School is attached to the Hospital. 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 507/2 Dental silk— reel, 0/3½; waxed 0/5. 1910 Nat. Dent. Hosp. Gaz. IV. xx. 42 Drill a few holes on each side of the fracture and thread them through and across with an ordinary piece of dental floss silk, finishing off with a knot on the lingual surface. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 123 He took a reel of dental floss from his waistcoat pocket and..twanged it smartly between two..of his resonant unwashed teeth. 1955 Oxf. Junior Encycl. XI. 98/2 The discovery of anaesthetics was of the greatest importance in the progress of dental surgery. 1971 Times 12 Feb. 13/7 The decision of Johnson and Johnson to reintroduce into this country dental floss. c. Engaged in dentistry or dental work, as dental mechanic n. an operative who makes and repairs artifical teeth. dental moulder n. one who moulds artificial teeth for dentures. dental nurse n. a nurse who assists a dentist (the term is also applied to a dentist's receptionist); hence dental nursing n. dental surgeon n. originally U.S. a dentist (cf. surgeon-dentist at surgeon n. Compounds 1); hence dental surgeoncy. dental technician n. = dental mechanic n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > dentist tooth-drawer1393 operator1598 dentist1759 dentologist1760 tooth-doctor1767 odontist1819 tooth-puller1839 dental surgeon1840 gum-digger1941 the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > denture > dental mechanic dental mechanic1916 dental technician1961 denturist1964 1840 Amer. Jrnl. Dent. Sci. 1 157 The objects of this Society [sc. the Amer. Soc. of Dental Surgeons] are to promote union and harmony among all respectable and well-informed Dental Surgeons. 1860 Brit. Jrnl. Dent. Sci. 3 232/2 We, the Court of Examiners, have diligently examined —— and have found him competent to exercise the art and science of a Dental Surgeon. 1881 Jrnl. Brit. Dent. Assoc. 2 9 The burden of a Dental Surgeoncy to a Hospital. 1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 12 July 3/5 (advt.) Highly skilled dentists and dental mechanics. 1921 Act 11 & 12 Geo. V c. 21 §3 (1) The occupation of a dental mechanic. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) § 118 Dental moulder. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 545 Dental surgeon Bloom with tweezers. 1938 H. R. Cullwick Handbk. for Dent. Nurses 8 The subject of the duties of a dental nurse has been sadly neglected by dental literature in England... The question of a dental nurse having a hospital training is a debatable one. 1938 H. R. Cullwick Handbk. for Dent. Nurses 11 Dental nursing as a career. 1961 Evening Standard 14 July 19/2 (advt.) Dental Nurse experienced preferred. 1961 Evening Standard 17 Aug. 15/1 (advt.) Dental Technician... Expd. Orthodontics and simple gold work. 2. Phonetics. Pronounced by applying the tip of the tongue to the front upper teeth, as the consonants /t/, /d/, /θ/, /ð/, /n/.In some languages, as in English, t, d, n are not strictly dental, but alveolar; i.e. the contact is with the gum close behind the teeth. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by place or organ > [adjective] > dental dental1594 linguadental1668 labiodental1669 linguodental1818 interdental1877 postdental1889 lamino-dental1968 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 87 The Hebrewes name their letters, some gutturall, because they are pronounced more in the throat: others, dentall, because a man cannot wel pronounce them without the teeth. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §198. a1794 Sir W. Jones in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) (1799) 1 12 Each of the dental sounds is hard or soft, sharp or obtuse. 1855 D. Forbes Hindústání Gram. (1868) 5 ﺩ is much softer and more dental than the English d. 1877 H. Sweet Handbk. Phonetics 31–2 This class is commonly called ‘dental’, but the point of the tongue is not necessarily brought against the teeth. 3. Provided or fitted with toothed projections. ΚΠ 1850 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1849: Arts & Manuf. 312 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (31st Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 20, Pt. 1) VI The application of a dental faced crushing side f to a hopper. B. n. 1. Phonetics. A dental consonant. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by place or organ > [noun] > dental dentala1794 linguodental1818 postdental1889 interdental1953 a1794 Sir W. Jones in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) (1799) 1 11 Next came different classes of dentals. 1884 American 9 105 Such a phonetic law does not account for the word under discussion, no dental being present. 2. humorously. A tooth. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [noun] teetha900 munpinsc1475 gams1508 peg1598 tusk1632 masticator1681 headrail1767 ivory1783 tombstone1809 dominos1828 dental1837 toothy-peg1840 fang1841 cruncher1859 chomper1884 teg1886 Hampstead Heath1887 pearly1914 gnasher1919 tat1919 pearly whites1935 chopper1937 1837 W. S. Landor Pentameron in Wks. (1846) II. 344 I would not voluntarily be under his manifold rows of dentals. 3. Architecture. = dentil n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > entablature > cornice > dentil denticule1563 dentil1663 denticle1674 denting1730 dental1761 dentel1842 1761 J. Kirby Perspective of Archit. i. iv. 39 From the dentals already drawn the others are to be taken, and also the denticles. 1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 195 The abacus red, the dentals yellow, with a red boss. 4. Zoology. A mollusc of the genus Dentalium or family Dentaliidæ; a tooth-shell. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Scaphopoda > [noun] > member of genus Dentalium hake's tooth1584 antal1657 dental1678 tooth-shell?1711 tusk-shell1825 dentalium1864 tusk1916 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Dental, a small Shelfish..hollow like a little tube, and acuminated. a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) 23 The Shell of a Dentale. 5. A sea fish of the Mediterranean, belonging to the genus Dentex. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > family Sparidae (sea-breams) > [noun] > member of family Denticidae (Kapenaar) > member of genus Dentex dental1753 dentex1836 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Dentale is a name given by some to a fish caught in the Mediterranean, and common in the markets of Italy. a1850 D. G. Rossetti Dante & Circle ii. Months Mar. Salmon, eel and trout, Dental and dolphin. Draft additions 1997 dental hygiene n. the preservation or improvement of the health of the teeth and gums, esp. by care on the part of the individual concerned, such as regular brushing. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [noun] > science or study of > of teeth or gums dental hygiene1884 1884 Brit. Jrnl. Dental Sci. 27 649 Without straining a term we may include alike the criterion of health among dental practioners and the health condition of the dentists' rooms, under the heading Dental Hygiene. 1921 C. E. Turner Hygiene, Dental & General viii. 155 The recent and rapid development of dental hygiene work among school children has created an opening for dental hygienists. 1992 T. F. Walsh et al. Clin. Dental Hygiene iv. 38 The most significant influence on dental hygiene will be the efforts that the patient makes at removing dental plaque deposits. Draft additions 1997 dental hygienist n. an ancillary dental worker specializing in dental hygiene, scaling and polishing of teeth, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > dentist > dental hygienist dental hygienist1916 1916 A. C. Fones (title) Mouth hygiene, a course of instruction for dental hygienists. 1920 N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 12 June 1025/2 Since the legalizing of dental hygienists by..the State of New York in 1916, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Iowa,..[etc.] have passed similar laws. 1943 Evening News 21 May 3/7 A new trade for the W.A.A.F.s is that of dental hygienist... Treatment by the hygienists includes scaling, polishing and cleaning of teeth. 1987 N.Y. Times 14 June vii. 14/3 Bartle..falls deeply in love with a young Jewish dental hygienist made pregnant by her employer. Draft additions June 2013 dental implant n. a device attached to or (now typically) implanted into the jawbone to support a dental restoration such as a crown or denture. ΚΠ 1944 U.S. Patent 2,347,567 1/2 In order to illustrate one specific use of the material that forms the subject of this invention a dental implant constructed therefrom will be described. 1973 Jrnl. Dentistry 1 149 At present the clinical situation of dental implants is thoroughly unsatisfactory and there is a great need for extensive research. 1992 Mature Times Monthly Oct. 12/6 These dental implants are placed in the jaw, under local anaesthetic at the surgery, and left for six months to integrate with the bone. 2010 N.Y. Times Mag. 21 Nov. 37/5 (advt.) Compared to other treatment options to replace missing teeth, such as bridges and removable partials, a dental implant..offers a long-lasting solution. Draft additions January 2011 dental dam n. = dam n.¹ 4e; (in later use also) an unpunctured latex rubber sheet of this type, used as a protective barrier to prevent transmission of disease during oral sex. ΚΠ 1875 U.S. Patent 159,836 16 Feb. Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved reflector shown as applied to a dental-dam clamp. 1920 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 31 92 Ordinary dental dam is used for the membrane. 1986 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. c15/6 It was advised that condoms or dental dams be used for oral sex. The dams are inexpensive disposable latex barriers that are available from surgical and dental supply houses. 1996 Los Angeles Times 3 May b5 A lecturer suggested that a condom, a dental dam or plastic wrap should be used as protection. 2000 Guardian 9 May ii. 9/3 Removal of fillings exposes the body to an intense dose of toxins, even when properly carried out using specialised suction equipment and dental dams. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1594
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