Dental consonants

Dental , or dental consonants ( lat. Dens - tooth) consonants formed between the tongue and the upper row of teeth, for example: / t / , / d / , / n / . Dental consonants should not be confused with the alveolar and postalveolar that form between the tongue and the palate.

The following dental consonants are known:

MFA	Description	Examples
		Tongue	Spelling	IPA	Value
	Nasal Dental Consonant	Spanish	o n da	[o n̪ d̪a ]	Wave
	Deaf tooth explosive consonant	Spanish	t oro	[ t̪ oɾo ]	Bull
	Voiced Tooth Explosive Consonant	Spanish	d on d e	[ d̪ on̪ d̪ e ]	Where
	Deaf dental whistling fricative	Russian	to with a	[kə s̪ a ]
	Voiced tooth whistling fricative	Russian	to z a	[kə z̪ a ]
	Deaf dental crevice consonant	English	th ing	[ θ ɪŋ ]	Thing
	Voiced dental crevice consonant	English	th is	[ ð ɪs ]	This
	Voiced dental approximant	Spanish	co d o	[ko ð̞ o ]	Cubit
	Dental lateral approximant	Spanish	a l to	[a l̪ t̪o ]	Tall
	Single tooth
	Tooth trembling	Spanish	Eba d on	[ebɑ r̪ on̪ ]
	Dental abrasive
	Voiced dental implosive consonant
	Tooth clicking consonant	Scythe	ukú c ola	[uk'úk ǀ ola ]	Grind well