denture

noun

1. an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture), or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
2. a set of teeth.

noun (usually plural)

1. Also called: dental plate, false teeth a partial or full set of artificial teeth
2. rare a set of natural teeth

n.

1874, from French denture “set of teeth,” from Latin dens (genitive dentis, “tooth;” see tooth) + -ure (see -ure). In Middle English, the word meant “an indenture; a zigzag course” (c.1400).

n.

1. A partial or complete set of artificial teeth for either the upper or lower jaw.dental plate
2. dentures A complete set of removable artificial teeth for both jaws.