denture
Americannoun
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an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth partial denture, or all of the teeth full denture of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
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a set of teeth.
noun
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Also called: dental plate. false teeth. a partial or full set of artificial teeth
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rare a set of natural teeth
Etymology
Origin of denture
1870–75; < French, equivalent to dent tooth ( dent 2 ) + -ure -ure
Example Sentences
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It also notes that garlic extract has been explored in areas such as denture stomatitis, dentinal tubule disinfection, and intracanal medication.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
Oral health products grew 6.9%, missing the 8% consensus, with Aquafresh and denture care particularly soft, the analysts add.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
It took two years for his mouth to heal enough for two implant stems to be fitted to hold a bottom denture securely in place.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2024
On his Instagram page, Connelly shared photos of Ye’s new denture design.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024
The partial denture he had found inside his little impresario’s coat, incidentally, was in his cufflinks box in his dresser drawer.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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