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2. A comprehensive guide to dentures and other false teeth ... - AOL

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   Hewlett says with full dentures, the pink part that sits on your gums is made out of high strength acrylic plastic, and the teeth are also acrylic with polymer designed to be very strong and hold ...

3. Dentures - Wikipedia

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   Dentures can help people via: Mastication: chewing ability is improved by the replacement of edentulous (lacking teeth) areas with denture teeth.; Aesthetics: the presence of teeth gives a natural appearance to the face, and wearing a denture to replace missing teeth provides support for the lips and cheeks and corrects the collapsed appearance that results from the loss of teeth.

4. Complete dentures - Wikipedia

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   A complete denture (also known as a full denture, false teeth or plate) is a removable appliance used when all teeth within a jaw have been lost and need to be prosthetically replaced. In contrast to a partial denture , a complete denture is constructed when there are no more teeth left in an arch; hence, it is an exclusively tissue-supported ...

5. Hypodontia - Wikipedia

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   Removable dentures act as a space maintainer and also prevent the migration of adjacent or opposing teeth, thereby preserving the face height. [75] They are also easy to adjust or add on to in the event of further tooth eruption. [75] However, it may be difficult for young individuals to adhere with wearing removable dentures, due to their bulk ...

6. Removable partial denture - Wikipedia

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   A removable partial denture (RPD) is a denture for a partially edentulous patient who desires to have replacement teeth for functional or aesthetic reasons and who cannot have a bridge (a fixed partial denture) for any reason, such as a lack of required teeth to serve as support for a bridge (i.e. distal abutments) or financial limitations.

7. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   Removable dental prostheses (mainly dentures) are sometimes considered a form of indirect dental restoration, as they are made to replace missing teeth. There are numerous types of precision attachments (also known as combined restorations) to aid removable prosthetic attachment to teeth, including magnets, clips, hooks, and implants which may ...