dental

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Fortunately, I have a good job and so far, have been able to pay these bills (though paying for the dental will be a challenge).

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or for the teeth: dental caps.
  2. adjective Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry: dental work; dental bills.
  3. adjective Linguistics Articulated with the tip of the tongue near or against the upper front teeth: the English dental consonants t and d.
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  • HMOs cover a spectrum of health problems such as dental, vision etc. —  Shaister Miester Do Da
  • Apply for individual or family medical, dental, and life insurance plans. —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • Teeth ultimately erupt from a thickened band of tissue along the jaw line called the dental lamina, a band that forms in a top layer of the gum called the epithelium. —  Salon
  • There is something call a dental whitening click pen that I've never heard of before that can reduce the discoloring of your teeth and give you a smile eight shades lighter. —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • Metro Times offers a progressive work environment along with competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, and life insurance and 401k. —  Metro Times
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  1. New Latin dentālis, from Latin dēns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French dental = Spanish Portuguese dental = Italian dentale, from New Latin dentalis, pertaining to the teeth (L. only in neuter, dentale, n., the share-beam of a plow), from Latin den(t-)s = English tooth: see dent and tooth.
 

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