DENTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does denture mean? 

• DENTURE (noun)
  The noun DENTURE has 1 sense:

1. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

  Familiarity information: DENTURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DENTURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dental plate; denture; plate

Hypernyms ("denture" is a kind of...):

dental appliance (a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "denture"):

bridge; bridgework (a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth)

false teeth (a removable denture)

partial denture (a denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch)

Derivation:

denturist (someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures))

 Context examples 

Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) Dental Status, Current problems with teeth and/or dentures.

(AIMS - Current Teeth/Dentures Problems, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual has or had embarrassment due to problems with their teeth, denture or mouth.

(Have Embarrassment due to Problem with Teeth, Denture or Mouth, NCI Thesaurus)

Complete dentures cover your entire upper or lower jaw.

(Dentures, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

A question about whether an individual finds or has found it difficult to relax because of problems with their teeth, denture or mouth.

(Difficulty Relaxing due to Problem with Teeth, Denture or Mouth, NCI Thesaurus)

A question whether an individual has or had difficulty doing their usual jobs due to problem with their teeth, denture or mouth.

(Difficulty Doing Usual Jobs due to Problem with Teeth, Denture or Mouth, NCI Thesaurus)

A complete denture with additional support from remaining teeth that have been reshaped or altered prosthetically to permit the denture to fit over them.

(Overdenture, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual has or had a painful ache in their mouth due to problems with teeth, denture or mouth.

(Painful Ache in Mouth due Problem with Teeth, Denture or Mouth, NCI Thesaurus)

Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) Dental Status, Does patient usually wear dentures?

(AIMS - Patient Usually Wears Dentures, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual has or had meal interruptions due to problems with their teeth, denture or mouth.

(Meal Interruptions due to Problems with Teeth, Denture or Mouth, NCI Thesaurus)

A procedure used to acquire a negative reproduction of an oral structure for the purpose of producing a positive model or cast of the structure upon which restorations, prostheses, and dentures are fabricated.

(Dental Impression, NCI Thesaurus)