Dentures are some of the most versatile tooth replacement options on the market because they can be custom-fitted to the shapes of your gums and designed to accommodate any remaining teeth.

What Are Dentures Made of?
Modern dentures are often made out of plastic, so they’re easy and relatively inexpensive to replace. Not to mention, acrylic and nylon dentures are extremely lightweight, so you don’t feel like your teeth are going to get weighed down and fall out as you might with the heavy rubber dentures of the past.

The dentures of today are plastic, but some may use metal wings to secure to existing teeth. These materials come together to form several different kinds of dentures:

• Removable partial dentures. Removable dental partials have hard plastic bases, often with pieces of metal securing the base around existing teeth or forming to the roof of the mouth.
• Flexible partial dentures. These softer nylon-based dentures don’t use metal to secure around neighboring teeth. They may have plastic wings to help keep them in place, but they are mostly secured by denture cream.
• Full dentures. For those who need to replace an entire row of teeth, full dentures adhere to the gums and roof of the mouth for a firm fit and natural-looking appearance.
• Snap-in dentures. Supported by dental implant posts, snap-in dentures can be “snapped” in or out of place with light pressure. They tend to feel more secure than dentures that are applied with denture cream. These are also called overdentures or implant-supported dentures.