Partial Dentures

Replace Missing Teeth While Protecting the Healthy Ones You Have

If you're missing some teeth but still have healthy natural teeth remaining, partial dentures may be the ideal solution for your smile. At Berlanga Dentures, our denturists at Parkland Denture Center and Meridian Denture Center craft custom-fit partial dentures entirely by hand — designed to fill gaps, support your natural teeth, and restore your smile with comfort and confidence.

Partials are more than just a cosmetic solution. Missing teeth create real oral health problems over time: remaining teeth can shift, your bite can change, and bone loss can occur beneath the gaps. A well-fitted partial denture prevents these complications and supports the long-term health of your entire mouth.

What Are Partial Dentures?

A partial denture is a removable dental appliance designed to replace one or more missing teeth when healthy natural teeth remain. Unlike a dental bridge, which consists only of replacement teeth, a partial denture features an acrylic base and uses precision metal clasps to attach securely to your natural teeth, providing a stronger and more stable hold. Most partials are made from a durable combination of acrylic and metal, ensuring both longevity and a natural appearance that blends seamlessly with your existing teeth.

Benefits of Partial Dentures

Preserve Your Natural Teeth: A partial denture allows you to keep your healthy natural teeth intact while filling the gaps where teeth are missing. This is a significant advantage over more invasive alternatives.

Prevent Shifting and Bone Loss: Without support in the gap, your remaining teeth tend to drift over time. A partial denture fills that space, keeping your natural teeth in position and reducing the bone loss that occurs beneath unsupported areas.

Removable and Easy to Clean: Because your partial denture is fully removable, you can clean both it and your natural teeth thoroughly at any time, reducing your risk of decay and gum disease around the appliance.

Expandable as Your Needs Change: If you lose additional teeth in the future, your existing partial denture can often be adjusted or expanded to accommodate those changes. Saving you the cost of starting over from scratch.

How Are Partial Dentures Made?

After any decayed teeth are extracted and your mouth is ready for impressions, we take precise measurements of your smile and begin fabricating your custom partial in our on-site lab. While your mouth heals, your denturist crafts a partial denture designed specifically for your anatomy and needs. Once your mouth has fully healed, we place and adjust your partial until it feels completely natural and secure. Any future adjustments or expansions are performed right in our office.

Partial Dentures Q&A

A dental bridge is fixed to adjacent natural teeth and consists only of replacement teeth. A partial denture is removable, includes an acrylic base, and uses clasps for a more flexible and often more secure fit, particularly when multiple teeth in different areas are missing.
Our partial dentures are designed to blend naturally with your smile. Clasps are placed strategically to minimize visibility, and replacement teeth are matched carefully to the shape and shade of your natural teeth.
Remove your partial daily and clean it gently with a soft brush and nonabrasive denture cleaner. Rinse it after eating and soak it overnight in a denture solution to keep it fresh and prevent it from drying out.