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A maxillary denture Dentures (also known as dental plates), can be defined as a set of artificial teeth, which are used when a patient has lost real teeth on the mandibular arch, the maxillary arch, or both. Patients can become entirely edentulous (without teeth) due to severe malnutrition, genetic defects such as Dentinogenesis imperfecta, ineffective oral hygiene or trauma. Dentures can help give the edentulous patient better masticatory (chewing) abilities, as well as enhance the es ...
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Dentures Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Academy of General Dentistry http://www.agd.org/
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
- National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/
- American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/
- InteliHealth, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine
- American College of Prosthodontists
Resources
- Academy of General Dentistry
- Alveoplasty (InteliHealth, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine)

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