0 a small piece of plastic or similar material, with false teeth attached, that fits inside the mouth of someone who does not have their own teeth:
a set of dentures
1 for or relating to dentures:
Moniliasis is sometimes associated with the use of dentures, in which case the changes may be confined to the hard palate.
A lost tooth, for example, can be replaced either by a bridge, denture, or implant.
For patients with dentures, clean after every meal and soak in a denture-cleansing solution.
Frances always held her napkin over her mouth when she attempted to remove a stubborn piece of food from her back dentures.
Because of its favourable properties, titanium has been used in the manufacture of dentures.
Orofacial dyskinesia, developing many years after tooth extraction and the non-wearing of dentures, is well recognized.
Chronological age may also eliminate need for dental services as many older people have dentures and may feel they do not need a dentist.
Xerostomia, depending on the severity and duration leads to dental caries, denture misfit, gingivitis and periodontitis, and inadequate mastication, leading t o poor bolus formation affecting swallowing.
