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Dentals are consonants articulated with either the lower or the upper teeth, or both.
The alveolar consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
| IPA Symbol | Name | Example | Meaning | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t̪ | Voiceless dental plosive | Spanish | [t̪oɾo] | toro (="bull") | |
| d̪ | Voiced dental plosive | Spanish | [d̪ɔn̪d̪e] | dónde (="where") | |
| n̪ | Dental nasal | Spanish | [ɔn̪d̪a] | onda (="wave") | |
| ɾ̪ | Dental trill | Marshallese | [e.bɑ.r̪on̪] | Ebadon | |
| θ | Voiceless dental fricative | English | [bæθ] | bath | |
| ð | Voiced dental fricative | English | [ðæt] | that | |
| ð̞ | Voiced dental approximant | Spanish | [koð̞o] | codo (="elbow") | |
| l̪ | SAMPA [D]), or English th in thing (SAMPA [T]) are dental fricatives.
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