tooth-supported partial denture Dan Caplan 12/13/2014: Mosby's definition is not quite corrrect. The support could also include other teeth that are not adjacent to the endentulous area. The important point is that the prosthesis is supported by existing teeth (wherever they are in the arch), and not by the gingiva. Mosby. Mosby's Dental Dictionary, 2nd Edition. Mosby, 2008. VitalBook file. p. 175-176 A fixed partial denture that is suppored and retained by underlying tissue and some or all of the remaining teeth. Bill Duncan fixed partial denture