What is a removable prosthetic appliance?
Most persons would say that removable prosthetic appliance used in the mouth is a denture and they would be correct. A denture, however, is not merely a product, but a functional biophysiologic appliance designed to replace lost human dentition and associated tissues required to restore adequate neuromuscular masticatory and oratory function to the patient. In other words, medical denturists design the appliance specifically to restore lost teeth in a manner that will duplicate, as closely as possible, the ability of the patients to eat and speak properly and to reestablish their initial digestive processes.
