Flexible Partial Dentures have been a wonderful option for patients for many years now.
They don't have any metal and are very thin. They fit the gum tissue very intimately and as long as they are up close to the gum, it isn't seen near as much as the traditional denture.
The flexibility of partial dentures makes it much more comfortable, because partial dentures are supported by tissue, which compresses and moves. So the ability of the partial to flex keeps it from popping loose on the other side. On a more rigid partial denture, if you bite too hard on the tissue-supported side, the tooth-supported side will pop off, which doesn't happen on a flexible partial denture.
This is a product that dentists use more and more for removable partial dentures, because of the comfort.
