Den″tal (dĕn″tal), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.] 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; — said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d and t are dental letters.
Dental formula(Zoöl.), a brief notation used by zoölogists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. — Dental surgeon, a dentist.