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Edentulous vs Dentate - What's the difference?

edentulous | dentate |

As adjectives the difference between edentulous and dentate

is that edentulous is (sciences) toothless while dentate is having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.

edentulous

English

Adjective

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  • (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

    dentate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.

    • Derived terms

    * denticulate * bidentate * dentate fascia * dentate gyrus