Dental vs. Lingual

Dentaladjective

Of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care.

Dentaladjective

Of or concerning dentistry.

Dentaladjective

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

Dentalnoun

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

Dentalnoun

(phonetics) A dental sound.

Dentaladjective

Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.

Dentaladjective

Formed by the aid of the teeth; - said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d and t are dental letters.

Dentalnoun

An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.

Dentalnoun

A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.

Dentaladjective

of or relating to the teeth;

Dentaladjective

of or relating to dentistry;

Lingualadjective

related to the tongue

Lingualadjective

related to language or linguistics

Lingualadjective

(phonetics) articulated with the tongue

Lingualadjective

(dentistry) of a tooth, on the side facing the tongue

Lingualnoun

(phonetics) a sound articulated with the tongue

Lingualadjective

Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.

Lingualadjective

lying near the tongue; especially, in dentistry, on the surface of the tooth next to the tongue. Contrasted with buccal, the side of a tooth touching the cheek, i. e. the side opposite to the lingual side.

Lingualnoun

A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; - a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them.

Lingualadjective

consisting of or related to language;

Lingualadjective

pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue;