The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word GAP , but the solution may also be TOOTHDECAY which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Dental problem crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GAP | 29 % | 3 |
| DECAY | 29 % | 5 |
| CARIES | 10 % | 6 |
| OVERBITE | 10 % | 8 |
| TOOTHDECAY | 5 % | 10 |
| TARTAR | 5 % | 6 |
| IMPACTION | 5 % | 9 |
| TOOTHDK | 5 % | 7 |
| ABSCESS | 5 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dental problem
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cavity
- tooth decay
- periodontal
- abrasion
- impacted
- calculus
- precarious
- endodontic
- odontogenic
- attrition
- drive down
- occlusal
Crossword Answer definitions
GAP noun- An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
- An opening allowing passage or entrance.
- An opening that implies a breach or defect.
- A vacant space or time.
- A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
- A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
- A mountain or hill pass.
- A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
- The regions between the outfielders.
- (for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
- (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
- An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
- To notch, as a sword or knife.
- To make an opening in; to breach.
- To check the size of a gap.
- To leave suddenly.
- An elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result GAP
- Hiatus
- Letterman dental feature
- Opening
- Cumberland, e.g.
- Discontinuity
- Letterman's dental feature
- Space in the record, say
- ___ Kids
- Forever 21 rival
- Generation split
More clues leading to the result DECAY
- Fall into ruin
- Go bad
- Urban ___
- Dentist's concern
- Rot
- Dental problem
- Dental concern
- Break down
- Dental woe
- Crumble away
More clues leading to the result CARIES
- Tooth decay
- What dentists call tooth decay
- Dental problem
- Dental decay.
- What fluoride prevents.
- Dental concerns
- Tooth problem
- Teeth trouble
- Molar maladies
More clues leading to the result OVERBITE
- Orthodontist's concern
- Orthodontist's diagnosis
- Dental feature
- Orthodontic issue
- Orthodontic concern
- Dental problem
- Job for an orthodontist
- Orthodontist's diagnosis, sometimes
- Orthodontist's challenge
More clues leading to the result TOOTHDECAY
- Condition contributed to by a lack of [circled letters]
- Dental problem
- Dental problem (illustrated by this puzzle's long Across answers)
More clues leading to the result TARTAR
- Sauce with fish
- Savage one
- Dentists remove it
- Unwanted oral buildup
- Sauce with sole
- Dental buildup
- Kind of control
- Dentist's concern
- Dental plaque
- Dental deposit