Dental vs Pental - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between dental and pental

is that dental is cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth while pental is sodium thiopental, a common anesthetic.

is of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care.

(en adjective)

Of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care .

Of or concerning dentistry.

(phonetics) Made with the tongue touching the teeth, as in dental fricative .

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(en noun)

(veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.

(label) A dental sound.

* (sense, cleaning and polishing of animal's teeth) prophy

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(medicine) , a common anesthetic

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