Edentulous means what?

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Edentulous means what?

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Edentulous means without teeth. In dentistry, it refers to someone who has lost all natural teeth in one or both arches (complete edentulism). It’s not about dry mouth (xerostomia) or altered taste (dysgeusia), and chewing is a function that may be affected by being without teeth but isn’t the definition itself. If only some teeth are missing, that’s partial edentulism; the term here points to having no teeth at all.

Edentulous means without teeth. In dentistry, it refers to someone who has lost all natural teeth in one or both arches (complete edentulism). It’s not about dry mouth (xerostomia) or altered taste (dysgeusia), and chewing is a function that may be affected by being without teeth but isn’t the definition itself. If only some teeth are missing, that’s partial edentulism; the term here points to having no teeth at all.

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