Meaning | A dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth. |
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Synonyms | dental plate, plate |
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Narrower | bridge, bridgework | A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth |
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false teeth | A removable denture |
partial denture | A denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch |
Broader | dental appliance | A device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth |
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Spanish | dentadura, dentadura postiza, placa dental, placa |
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Catalan | dentadura, dentadura postissa, placa dental |
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Nouns | denturist | someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures) |
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