dentures

/den-cher/US // ˈdɛn tʃər //UK // (ˈdɛntʃə) //

镶假牙,镶牙,假牙,牙齿

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth , or all of the teeth of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
- : a set of teeth.

nounfalse teeth

Synonyms

Imagine you’re a little kid at Sunday dinner with your whole family and your grandfather’s dentures fall out onto the table.
Lamb saw that his four upper front teeth were a neatly fitted denture.
The aid of the dentist is required to fit a denture which will at least restore the hard palate and alveolar margin.
The tube is anchored to a denture, or by means of a silk thread to the cheek by sticking-plaster.
A little more, and his tongue would have cleaved to the gold of his upper denture.
In discussing dental dreams I have pointed out the importance of having the denture examined for possible pus pockets.