denture
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denture
1. a partial or full set of artificial teeth
2. Rare a set of natural teeth
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denture
[′den·chər] (medicine)
A partial or complete prosthetic appliance to replace one or more missing teeth.
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References in periodicals archive
The aim of the present study was to assess the frequency of xerostomia and denture instability in edentulous patients wearing complete dentures and to establish the association of xerostomia with
denture stability in the local population.
High muscle attachments serve to reduce the available denture bearing area and would undermine the
denture stability. So it is virtually impossible for a lower denture to be retained solely by a prosthetic approach.
Residual ridge resorption, lower
denture stability and subjective complaints among edentulous individuals.
They may influence
denture stability and masticatory performance.
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