This person needs a partial denture to replace some missing teeth, but can retain the natural teeth that are still there.

These partial dentures, which have a clasp attachment, will replace the missing teeth.

Partial dentures with a clasp attachment in the patient's mouth. Themetal of the clasps is visible, but will not show during everyday activities.

A partial denture with a precision attachment in a patient's mouth. The clasps are not visible.

A precision attachment on a crown covering the tooth next to the missing teeth.

This shows how an attachment on the denture would slide into the crowned tooth. If this were a real denture, the denture teeth would be blocking the view of the attachment.