interdental
Situated among molars
Interdental means between the teeth.
In dentistry, interdental spaces are the gaps between adjacent teeth, and interdental brushes clean where regular bristles can't reach.
In phonetics, interdental sounds are made with the tongue between the teeth—the English "th" sounds in think and this are interdental.
Interdental cleaning strand
- flossingInterdental string hygiene
- waterpikOral irrigation device
- plaque removalEliminating dental deposits
- gum healthState of oral tissue
Enamel-covered chewing structures
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- caninesDog family members
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- gapUnfilled space between
diastema · enamel · gums · gingiva · proximal · occlusion · bite · tooth alignment
Digraph for tongue-teeth sounds
- thetaEighth Hellenic letter
- fricativeConsonant with audible friction
- voicedExpressed in speech
- voicelessHaving no voice
articulation · phoneme · IPA · transcription · consonant · aspiration · allophone · diacritic
Sibilant pronunciation difficulty
- lispingSpeech impediment with sibilants
- speech therapyTreatment for communication disorders
- speech impedimentDifficulty producing clear sounds
- speech pathologistCommunication disorder specialist
pronunciation · enunciation · mispronunciation · speech development
Dental alignment devices
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- tooth movementTeeth changing position
- retainerUpfront professional fee
floss
Interdental cleaning strand
- flossingInterdental string hygiene
- waterpikOral irrigation device
- plaque removalEliminating dental deposits
teeth
Enamel-covered chewing structures
gap · diastema · enamel · gums · gingiva · proximal · occlusion · bite · tooth alignment
th
Digraph for tongue-teeth sounds
voiceless · articulation · phoneme · IPA · transcription · consonant · aspiration · allophone · diacritic · pronunciation
lisp
Sibilant pronunciation difficulty
- lispingSpeech impediment with sibilants
- speech therapyTreatment for communication disorders
- speech impedimentDifficulty producing clear sounds
speech pathologist · pronunciation · enunciation · mispronunciation · speech development
braces
Dental alignment devices
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- tooth movementTeeth changing position
- gum healthgums, gingiva, gingivitis, periodontitis, gum disease
- articulationalveolar, bilabial, glottal, labial, palatal
- dental consonantsd, th
- dental soundstheta
- speech soundsvowel, diphthong, nasal, monophthong, vocal folds
- consonantsd, h, q, r, w