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dental
(redirected from dental prophylaxis)

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den·tal  (dntl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or for the teeth: dental caps.
2. Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry: dental work; dental bills.
3. Linguistics Articulated with the tip of the tongue near or against the upper front teeth: the English dental consonants t and d.
n. Linguistics
A dental consonant.

[New Latin dentlis, from Latin dns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]

dental
Adjective
of or relating to the teeth or dentistry [Latin dens tooth]

dental  (dntl)
Relating to the teeth.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dental - a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel
Adj.1.dental - of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"
2.dental - of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"
Translations
dental [ˈdɛntl] adjdental

dental [ˈdɛntl] adjdentaire

dental [ˈdɛntl] adj (filling, hygiene etc) → Zahn-;
(treatment) → zahnärztlich

dental [ˈdɛntl] adjdentale

dental
adj dental [ˈdentl]
of or for the teeth Regular dental care is essential for healthy teeth. dentale سِنِّي، خاص بالأسْنان зъбен zubní tand-; dental- Zahn-... οδοντικός dental hamba- وابسته به دندان؛ دندانی hammas- dentaire שֶׁל שִינָיִים दंत्य zubni fog- mengenai gigi tann- dei denti 歯の 치아의, 치과의 dantų zobu- berkaitan dengan gigi tand- tann-, dental- zębowy, dentystyczny dentário dentar стоматологический zubný zoben zubni tand-, tandläkar- เกี่ยวกับฟัน diş, dişe ait 牙齒的 зубний; зуболікувальний داتوں کا ، دندانی thuộc về răng 齿的


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A number of antimicrobial drugs are likely to be as effective as clindamycin for dental prophylaxis, if indeed any antimicrobial drug is truly needed, and these are considerably less likely to produce what is probably the side effect described in this report.
No specialized, over-all type of dental service should be provided, such as the use of sodium fluoride, dental prophylaxis or even urea compounds.
 
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