edentulous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /iˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/ (US)
- /iːˈdɛnt.jʊ.ləs/ (UK)
- /iˈdɛn.t͡ʃʊ.ləs/ (US)
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Etymology
Latin edentulus, which is in turn derived from the prefix e-, meaning "without", and the word dens, meaning "tooth."
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Toothless.
Partial edentulism has traditionally been treated with conventional fixed prosthetics when adequate natural tooth abutments are available to support the edentulous span.
2000, Patrick J. Stevens et al., chapter 7, in Implant Prosthodontics: Clinical and Laboratory Procedures, →ISBN, page 87:A Malay elder crawled on to the veranda, greeted Crabbe with an edentulous "Tabek!" and then crouched in a dark corner, chewing a quid of sireh with hard gums.
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 309: