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Dentures vs Edentulous - What's the difference?

dentures | edentulous |

As a noun dentures

is .

As an adjective edentulous is

(sciences) toothless.

dentures

English

Noun

(head)

    • See also

    * ("dentures" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    *

    edentulous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (sciences) Toothless
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=2000 , author=Patrick J. Stevens et al. , title=Implant Prosthodontics: Clinical and Laboratory Procedures , chapter=7 , isbn=081513567X , page=87 , passage=Partial edentulism has traditionally been treated with conventional fixed prosthetics when adequate natural tooth abutments are available to support the edentulous span.}}

    Usage notes

    * An edentulous animal is one that is missing teeth it normally has. An animal that normally has no teeth, such as an anteater, is edentate.

    Antonyms

    * dentulous