dentures

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The MDA charged that VanDenEeden had been illegally practicing dentistry by diagnosing and fitting patients for dentures, which is illegal under Michigan law.

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  • Inspector Cockrill gritted his dentures, and went doggedly on. —  Tour De Force - Christianna Brand - Cockrill 06: 1955
  • I mean, you'd've thought I'd said something uncomplimentary about his dentures--and I could have, they were uneven and broken and stained from too much marinara sauce, but I was too polite Okay, okay," I said, "forget it, don't blow an artery. —  FSF, August 2006
  • He appeared to be imparting architectural information about the Cathedral, but as a naturally soft manner of speech was impeded by the kind of dentures which produce a lisp, all that was possible was to maintain an attentive attitude and be on the alert for a chance to get away. —  The Benevent Treasure - Patricia Wentworth - Miss Silver 26: 1953
  • WASHINGTON (AP) - Instead of getting a set of dentures -- suppose you could just grow a set of new teeth when your old ones fall out?
  • The MDA charged that VanDenEeden had been illegally practicing dentistry by diagnosing and fitting patients for dentures, which is illegal under Michigan law. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
 

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