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Dentil vs Dental - What's the difference?

dentil | dental |

As nouns the difference between dentil and dental

is that dentil is one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice while dental is cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.

As an adjective dental is

of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care.

dentil

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (architecture) One of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.

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    dental

    English

    Adjective

    (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 .

    • Synonyms

    * (pertaining to teeth)

    Related terms

    * dentist * dentulous * edentulous

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
  •  (label) A dental sound.

    • Synonyms

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

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