false teeth

Thân thiện

The elderly man carefully places his false teeth in a glass of water by the bedside.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A removable denture: A dental prosthesis consisting of artificial teeth set in a plate, designed to replace missing natural teeth. It is not permanently fixed and can be taken out of the mouth for cleaning.

Usage

• General Use: The term "false teeth" is a common, informal term for a removable dental appliance. It is typically used in everyday conversation.
• Context: It is used to refer to the entire set or a partial set of artificial teeth worn by a person.
  • After the accident, he needed to get false teeth.
  • She takes her false teeth out at night.

Advanced Usage

• "a set of false teeth": This phrase is often used to specify the complete dental appliance.
  • He bought a new set of false teeth.

Variants and Related Words

• Denture (noun): The formal or medical term for false teeth.
• Partial denture (noun): A removable denture that replaces only some missing teeth.
• Full denture (noun): A removable denture that replaces all the teeth in an arch (upper or lower jaw).

Synonyms

• Dental plate: Another informal term for a removable denture.
• Chopper(s): (Very informal, sometimes humorous slang) False teeth.

Related Phrases

• To have one's false teeth in/out: A phrase describing whether someone is wearing their dentures.
  • He couldn't eat the apple because he had his false teeth out.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a removable denture