denture

noun

den·​ture ˈden-chər 

1

: a set of teeth

2

: an artificial replacement for one or more teeth

especially : a set of false teeth

Examples of denture in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For adults, these issues can lead to tooth loss and the need for dentures. —Maria Sokolina, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025

Everything was done with denture acrylic and dental acrylic. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024

And why do elderly patients who sleep without dentures often wake up gasping for air? —Maria Sokolina, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024

The device's inventors at National Taiwan University in Taipei glued prototypes onto eight people's dentures to show the system could accurately recognize what the wearer is doing almost 94 percent of the time. —IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2013

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from dent

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing denture

• partial denture

Kids Definition

denture

noun

den·​ture ˈden-chər 

: a set of teeth

especially : a partial or complete set of false teeth

Medical Definition

denture

noun

den·​ture ˈden-chər 

1

: a set of teeth

2

: an artificial replacement for one or more teeth

especially : a set of false teeth

called also dental plate