dental sound
1dental — dentality, n. dentally, adv. /den tl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the teeth. 2. of or pertaining to dentistry or a dentist. 3. Phonet. a. (of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue tip touching the back of the upper front teeth or… …
2dental — /ˈdɛntl / (say dentl) adjective 1. of or relating to the teeth. 2. of or relating to dentistry. 3. Phonetics a. with the tongue tip touching or near the upper front teeth, as /θ/ in thin. b. alveolar, as English alveolar t. –noun …
3Dental clicks — Dental click (plain) ǀ ʇ …
4Dental nasal — n̪ Image …
5Dental consonant — Dental ◌̪ view · talk · …
6Dental ejective — t̪ʼ Image …
7Dental ejective fricative — θʼ view · talk …
8Sound change — includes any processes of language change that affect pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change). Sound change can consist of the replacement of one speech sound (or, more generally, one phonetic feature) by… …
9Dental drill — A high speed dental handpiece. A dental drill (or dentist s drill) is a small, high speed drill used in dentistry to remove decayed tooth material prior to the insertion of a dental filling. Dental drills are used in the treatment of dental… …
10Dental antibiotic prophylaxis — Not to be confused with Dental prophylaxis. Dental antibiotic prophylaxis is the admission of antibiotics to a dental patient for prevention of harmful consequences of bacteremia, that may be caused by invasion of the oral flora into an injured… …
