dental plate

noun

1. a dental prosthesis; denture.

Example Sentences

With their fused dental plates, the predators had little trouble snapping the shellfish to get to the meaty insides.

From Popular-Science

Of this specimen we possess in the British Museum a portion of the dental plate.

From Project Gutenberg

A dental plate should be fitted to fill up the gap in the alveolus.

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With his finger he turned over the dental plate in the bowl, and frowned again at its incomprehensible presence.

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The second odd little fact that was apparent from the outset was Manderson's leaving his dental plate by the bedside.

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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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