noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
missing teeth; toothlessness
Describes a state where one or more teeth are missing, either naturally (e.g., a child's lost baby tooth) or due to extraction. Often used attributively with の.
A smile with missing teeth is cute.
歯抜けになった部分にインプラントを入れた。
I got an implant in the area where a tooth was missing.
Dentures; a solution for tooth loss, not the condition itself.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant kanji spelling using 脱 (to come off). Less common than 歯抜け.
Compound of 歯 (tooth) and 抜け (coming out, missing), from the verb 抜ける (to come out).