Do people still use the term "false teeth"?

Yes. It is what it is…

The industry has not used the term “false teeth” in a very long time. I think it is just a leftover from folks born in early 1900–1910.

I never hear it. I hear “partial” or “dentures”...and I wear a partial. The dental industry doesn’t use “false teeth”, and I doubt most people do unless they’re elderly.

I imagine so; I have little reason to speak about teeth.

I usually hear people refer to “dentures” but occasionally I hear people use the words “false teeth.”

I think falsies and other terms were used in the past. Its much more common now so we use dentures.

It’s just a way of covering all the different possibilities, of teeth replacement. Whether it’s dentures, or the implants, they ARE “false.”

Am I still a dick, if I say artificial masticators?..

I only ever ask, if it’s about an older friend or family member. IF it is relevant for say plans for eating…

^^ Whatever the reasoning, it’s an old term and offensive. Why would you need to know if someone has dentures? Do you routinely change your menu for them?

^My friends and family, have never made it an issue.
It’s not “dirty laundry,” to want to ensure someone is being considered when planning things.

Certainly, we give different types of food, to different types/ages of people. You wouldn’t give a child fish, with bones in it, I hope.
My roommate used to occasionally cook, for the local Legion when they had events.
When you’re preparing food for older people, it’s nice to consider things like health.

A perfect example would be salt.
My grandmother had to avoid sodium (like many people,) so for Thanksgiving everyone cooked with no salt. That way people could season their food as they desire, but Granny can still eat everything on the menu…

With my father, he’s a busy bee, and we kinda have to monitor him. The other day, he had a dentist appointment.
My mother was yelling at him, for eating certain foods, so I asked “does he have false teeth?” Because I couldn’t remember. He had a temporary cap on one of his teeth, but still has his actual teeth.

I don’t routinely talk about it, but it has come up, and it was relevant in each case.

Unless I am speaking in a derogatory manner, I don’t see an issue.

George Washington had slaves teeth. But. If we are speaking in generalities, those are “false teeth” too, to me.

They used to use the teeth of dead soldiers in the Civil War as well, from what I understand…

“Dentures,” are not the only artificial/replacement teeth product. They have the implants now, that I see advertised mostly.

How about “faux teeth?”

It’s an old term and offensive. YOU may not find it an issue, but people with them do, and they’re the ones who matter in this case. YOU don’t need to worry about what they eat, they do. But you seem determined to be right, even inventing your own term for them.

We’re not debating the definition of “false teeth”. The OP asked if the term was offensive. I wear a partial and the term is offensive to me. ‘Nuff said.

^Nuff said, works for me.