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Introduction: Teeth have different functions; such as: chewing, speaking and beauty. However, Missed one or several teeth can cause malfunction of mentioned above jobs. If eventually, the lost teeth don�t be replaced by artificial ones, it can manage to the malfunction of chewing and speaking tasks. It can also lead to problems in aesthetic and cause depression and digestive diseases by the time. In case of missed of one or more teeth; missed teeth can be replaced by Fixed Partial Denture (FPD) or Removable Partial Dentures (RPD). (FPD) replaces the missed tooth or teeth in a fixed type by use of natural adjacent teeth. Moreover, this type of replacement cannot be moved from mouth by patient. (RPD) replaces the missed one or more teeth by help of remaining natural teeth. As well, this type of teeth replacement can move from mouth by patient. The removable partial dentures prepared retention and stability of denture by help of clasps that connected to the natural teeth. This type of replacement can be removed from mouth by patient. Purpose: Determining that which kind of Partial dentures (fixed or removable) is more effective. Methodology: This is a Comparative cross sectional study which is done among patients of Dental Teaching Clinic of Kabul University of Medical Science �Abu-Ali Abne Sina� among 30 patients with (FPD) and 30 patients with (RPD). Patients had to respond to before preparation questionnaire for determining their level of satisfaction. Results: The research was done among 60 patients; which 30 of patients were having (FPD) and 30 other were with (RPD) The 30 patients have (FPD) 13 of patients was male and 17 were female. The age of patients was between 29-67 years old. Among mentioned 30 patients, 8 of them had (FPD) in both jaws, 13 patients in upper jaw and 9 of them had (FPD) in lower jaw. 22 of patients (73.33%) were satisfied from Fixed Partial denture 8 patients (26.66%) had complained about esthetic, chewing, speaking and bad smile. Female patients, especially those who had (FPD) in their forward teeth, were complainant of esthetic. Among 30 patients with (RPD), 9 were male and 21 were female that the age was ranged from 34 to 70 years old.10 of patients had (RPD) in both jaws; while 14 patients had (RPD) in upper jaw and 6 had in lower jaw. 17 of patients (56.66%) satisfied of (RPD) However, 13 patients (43.33) were not content from (RPD) due to fixation and chewing force. Female were more complainant than male. Complaints triggered by (RPD), were more in lower jaw than upper jaw. Conclusion: Through this research, we determined that patients with (RPD) were more unwilling than (FPD) Women were more complainants from beauty and chewing aspects than men. Problems raised from (RPD) fixation was more in lower jaw than upper jaw.