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dentures

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dentures.

Editorial note

Do everything you can to keep your original teeth, even partially with a crown is better than a post or dentures.

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Quick take

(also known as false teeth) prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth, supported by the surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dentures gathered in one view.

N

(also known as false teeth) prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth, supported by the surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dentures.

N

(also known as false teeth) prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth, supported by the surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity.

Example sentences

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Do everything you can to keep your original teeth, even partially with a crown is better than a post or dentures.

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They’re a slight improvement in that they’ll give shitty prison dentures instead of just pulling all the teeth.

3

My grandmother had all of her teeth removed at about age 45 in the early 1960s to get dentures.

4

It was pretty common at the eighties exchange votes for gas, dentures or even tubal ligation.

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Three generations ago, it was considered absolutely normal to have dentures in your fifties.

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Nothing will perform as good, and the side effects of dentures range from pain to liquid diet if/when your gums can't support them.

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I wonder if that also wasn't one of the reasons proactive teeth removal (replaced with dentures) was once so popular.

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Users of removable upper dentures had approximately twice the odds.

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I once went to a dentist and they told me they want to pull 13 of my teeth and give me dentures.

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Whenever I hear the word gumption I think of old people with dentures.

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People who have lost the opportunity to get a 3d capture of their own teeth could possibly customize dentures based on the teeth of their younger siblings.

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Antitrust's dentures has been removed, for a long time.

Quote examples

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She asked a critical question of the dentist; "Do you have dentures or are those your own teeth?" When he replied that his teeth were not dentures she "noped" right out there and still has most of her teeth to this day.

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I suppose your next soapbox lecture will be on combustible engines and how "noxious, noisy, unreliable, and elephantine" and how they vibrate so much they can "loosen ones dentures"?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dentures in a sentence?

Do everything you can to keep your original teeth, even partially with a crown is better than a post or dentures.

What does dentures mean?

(also known as false teeth) prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth, supported by the surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity.

What part of speech is dentures?

dentures is commonly used as N.