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dental plate
noun
- a dental prosthesis; denture.
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Example Sentences
With their fused dental plates, the predators had little trouble snapping the shellfish to get to the meaty insides.
Of this specimen we possess in the British Museum a portion of the dental plate.
A dental plate should be fitted to fill up the gap in the alveolus.
With his finger he turned over the dental plate in the bowl, and frowned again at its incomprehensible presence.
The second odd little fact that was apparent from the outset was Manderson's leaving his dental plate by the bedside.
If only she realized that these other things, though nice to look at, are no more himself than a well-fitting dental plate.
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