dental adhesive
False teeth fixative
Dental adhesive is a paste or cream used to secure dentures to the gums.
The adhesive fills gaps between the denture and gum tissue, creating suction and preventing slippage during eating or speaking: She applied dental adhesive before breakfast.
Also called denture adhesive.
- glueBonding substance
- bondBinding tie or connection
- pasteThick sticky substance
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- fixativeSubstance that preserves artwork
grip · seal · teeth · gums · prosthetic · loose fit · zinc · cream · hold · cushion · overnight soak · oral · mouth · partials · secure · sticky · ooze · tube
- dentistryteeth, tooth, dentists, filling, fillings
- dental materialsamalgam, composite, resin, acrylic, ceramic
- dental suppliesexplorer, scaler, x-ray machine, handpiece, forceps
- Medical Adhesivesbandage, band-aid, surgical tape, medical tape, steri-strips
- water-lovinghydrophilic, water soluble, aqueous, hygroscopic, humectant