Partial edentulous simply means one is missing some teeth.
Class I (bilateral free ended partially edentulous)Class II (unilateral free ended partially edentulous)Class III (unilateral bounded partially edentulous)Class IV (bilateral bounded anterior partially edentulous)
= "Edentulous" means to be toothless.==e.g. The baby was edentulous, he had not grown teeth yet.=
toothless
No teeth
Do edentulous have teeth?
Yes
A bum
Thomas Neil Scott has written: 'A study of certain features in the gross and radiographic anatomy of the semi-edentulous and edentulous mouth'
no teeth
Clinton E. Burnham has written: 'Edentulous persons, United States--1971' -- subject(s): Dental Health Surveys, Dental clinics, Dental surveys, Edentulous Mouth, Statistics, Utilization
To stabilize the tray while impression making
Because old people lose their teeth in order to become more like babies.