dentures
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thumb|300px|Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry|Occlusal view of the same maxillary denture
Key facts
- Interventions.Name
- Dentures
- Interventions.Image
- Mr M's Complete Denture2.jpg
- Interventions.Caption
- A maxillary denture
- Interventions.MeshID
- D003778
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
57,150 papers- Removable Partial Dentures for Older Adults.Primary dental journal · 2020
- 3D Printing of Complete Dentures: A Narrative Review.The International journal of prosthodontics · 2024
- Impact of Wearing Dentures on Dietary Intake, Nutritional Status, and Eating: A Systematic Review.JDR clinical and translational research · 2022
- Dentures.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1990
- Exploring experiences of living with removable dentures-A scoping review of qualitative literature.Gerodontology · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Carved ivory upper and lower denture Wellcome L0003910.jpg
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- Commons category
- Complete denture
- WordLift URL
- data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/dentures
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Article
30 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Complications
- Stomatitis
- Ulceration
- Tooth loss
- Types
- Removable partial dentures
- Complete dentures
- Copy dentures
- Materials
- History
- George Washington
- Manufacturing
- Prosthodontic principles
- Support
- Stability
- Retention
- Fit, maintenance and relining
- Costs
- Care
- Brushing
- Immersion
- Cleansers and methods
- Sodium hypochlorite cleansers
- Effervescent cleansers
- Acid cleansers
- Other denture cleaning methods
- Broken dentures
- References
- External links
thumb|300px|Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry|Occlusal view of the same maxillary denture
Dentures (also known as false teeth) are prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth, supported by the surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. Conventional dentures are removable (removable partial denture or complete denture). However, there are many denture designs, some of which rely on bonding or clasping onto teeth or dental implants (fixed prosthodontics). There are two main categories of dentures, the distinction being whether they fit onto the mandibular arch or on the maxillary arch.