Partial Denture (Noun)
Meaning
A denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The dentist recommended a partial denture to replace the missing molars on the upper left side of my mouth.
- She was fitted with a partial denture to restore her smile after losing a few teeth in the accident.
- The partial denture was attached to her natural teeth with metal clasps to provide additional support.
- After the tooth extraction, the dentist explained the process of creating a partial denture to replace the missing tooth.
- He opted for a partial denture instead of a full denture since he only needed to replace a few teeth on the lower right side.