Patent ID: 7040895

Claim:
A vacuum denture system for secure attachment of dentures, the system comprising: a skin contacting plate conforming to the shape of the gums, the skin contacting plate adapted for securing to the gums with a securing substance; a denture plate comprising an outer surface having a simulated teeth and gum structure and an inner surface conforming to the shape of the skin contacting plate and adapted to form an airtight vacuum seal in an internal passageway between the two plates, an automatically sealable air valve communicating between the internal passageway and an exterior of the outer surface of the denture plate, and a vacuum pump adapted to be insertable through the sealable air valve in the denture plate and further adapted to draw air out from the internal passageway to create a vacuum between the two plates, to firmly secure the two plates together and alternately adapted to pump air into the internal passageway to release a vacuum in the internal passageway and separate the two plates for removal of the denture plate when desired.