denture
pronunciation
How to pronounce denture in British English:
UK ['dentʃə]
How to pronounce denture in American English:
US [ˈdɛntʃɚ]
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- Noun:
- a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Word Origin
- denture (n.)
- 1874, from French denture "set of teeth," from Latin dens (genitive dentis, "tooth;" see tooth) + -ure (see -ure). In Middle English, the word meant "an indenture; a zigzag course" (c. 1400). Related: Dentures.
Example
- 1. Is this the first time you have a denture ?
- 2. Bicon offers abutments for both crown and denture restorations .
- 3. Objective to provide a reference for clinical selection of the denture base resins .
- 4. Denture is not only a practical tool , but also a handicraft which is full of aesthetic feeling .
- 5. Objective : to study sterilizing effect of enzyme containing denture cleanser on oral anaerobic bacteria .