noun
- the quality or state of being dental; the characteristic of involving or relating to the teeth or dentistry
Usage: technical; linguistics: refers to the articulation of consonant sounds made with the tongue against the upper front teeth
Examples
- The dentality of the [t] sound in English is produced by placing the tongue against the upper teeth.
- Linguists study the dentality of various consonants across different languages.
- The dentality of dental implants depends on proper osseointegration with the jawbone.