dental consonant vs dental

dental consonant and dental both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of dental consonant include alveolar, alveolar consonant.

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