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n. A partial or complete set of artificial teeth for either the upper or lower jaw. Also called dental plate.

n. A complete set of removable artificial teeth for both jaws. Often used in the plural.

n. a set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit

n. an artificial replacement of one or more teeth

n. a complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth

n. An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.

n. The provision of teeth in the jaws; specifically, in dentistry, a set of artificial teeth, a whole set being called a full denture.

n. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

"I had just finished assessing the need for Mr. Ogren, a retired teacher, to have a partial denture, which, of course, he was resisting -- a denture is the last stop before the old folks 'home -- when Laurie poked her head in the door."

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