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Denture

Den′ture

(?; 135)

,

Noun.

[L.

dens

,

dentis

, tooth: cf. F.

denture

, OF.

denteure

.]

(Dentistry)

An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.

Definition 2024

denture

denture

English

Noun

denture ‎(plural dentures)

a set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
an artificial replacement of one or more teeth
(often in the plural) a complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth

Derived terms

denture adhesive
denture cleanser

Synonyms

(artificial teeth): choppers

Translations

set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit

Bulgarian: захапка f ‎(zahapka)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 假牙 (zh) ‎(jiǎyá)
Dutch: gebit (nl) n
Finnish: hampaisto (fi), hampaat (fi) pl
French: dentition (fr) f, denture (fr) f, prothèse dentaire (fr) f
German: Gebiss (de) n, Zahnprothese f, Prothese (de) f, Zahnersatz (de) m
Greek: οδοντοστοιχία (el) f ‎(odontostoichía)

Icelandic: falskar tennur f pl
Japanese: 義歯 ‎(ぎし, gishi), 入れ歯 ‎(いれば, ireba)
Maori: niho kēhua
Portuguese: dentadura f
Russian: зубно́й проте́з m ‎(zubnój protɛ́z), проте́з (ru) m ‎(protɛ́z), вставна́я че́люсть f ‎(vstavnája čéljustʹ), вставны́е зу́бы m pl ‎(vstavnýje zúby)
Spanish: dentadura (es) f

artificial replacement of one or more teeth

Bulgarian: изкуствени зъби pl ‎(izkustveni zǎbi)
Dutch: gebitsprothese
Finnish: hammasproteesi

German: Zahnersatz (de) m
Spanish: dentadura postiza f

complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth

Bulgarian: чене (bg) n ‎(čene)
Dutch: kunstgebit (nl) n
Finnish: hammasproteesi
French: dentier (fr) m
German: Zahnersatz (de) m, die dritten Zähne, künstliche Gebiss n

Greek: τεχνητή οδοντοστοιχία f ‎(technití odontostoichía), μασέλα (el) f ‎(maséla)
Icelandic: falskar tennur f pl
Inuktitut: ᑭᒍᑎᓐᖑᐊᑦ ‎(kigutinnguat)
Manx: far-eeacklyn f pl
Portuguese: dentadura f
Russian: вставная че́люсть f ‎(vstavnaja čéljustʹ)
Spanish: dentadura postiza f, placa (es) f

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