dental vs dental consonant

dental and dental consonant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dental	Yes	Yes	No	No
dental consonant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dental and dental consonant are synonyms defined as:

dental and dental consonant: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

Other synonyms of dental include alveolar, alveolar consonant.

dental (noun)	dental consonant (noun)
a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge	a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

dental (adjective)	dental consonant (adjective)
of or relating to the teeth
of or relating to dentistry