Clasps are usually made from metal and will circle at least half of your adjoining teeth to partial dentures. Depending on where the clasps are placed, the metal may be visible when you smile.

Jones R M, Goodacre C J, Brown D T, Munoz C A, Rake P C . Dentin exposure and decay incidence when removable partial denture rest seats are prepared in tooth structure. Int J Prosthod 1992; 5: 227 ...

This allowed for a recessed lingual bar to be used as a connector, instead of a lingual apron, with clasps and rest seat on tooth number 32 (Figure 3). ... Deliver partial denture.

If you have a standard non-implant-supported denture with metal clasps that seem to have loosened, only use light inward pressure with your thumbs to spring the clasp a bit closer to the teeth.

Traditional partial dentures are removable dental appliances that are made of acrylic bonded to a metal framework. Clasps, which are part of that framework, are designed to fit tightly against ...

The man underwent a chest X-ray, which revealed that the clasp of the denture was lodged in the lower end of his esophagus (the muscular tube connecting the mouth and stomach).