noun
full dentures; complete dentures
Refers to a full set of false teeth replacing all natural teeth in one or both jaws. Common in medical and everyday contexts.
祖父は総入れ歯を使っている。
My grandfather uses full dentures.
総入れ歯の手入れは毎日欠かせない。
Daily care of full dentures is essential.
General term for dentures; 総入れ歯 specifies a full set.
Compound of 総 (そう, 'all, whole') and 入れ歯 (いれば, 'dentures'). The reading いれば is a compound of 入れ (いれ, 'inserting') and 歯 (ば, 'tooth').