I wore partial dentures for a while but because the upper wasn't a good fit, gave up with them. I will have full dentures shortly. I actually found that food tasted BETTER when I wore my partials - simply because I chewed it more thoroughly and I could eat things like cereal, nuts etc. which I can't do with my remaining natural teeth, plus I tend to swallow things more or less whole. The only thing I didn't like eating with my partials was chocolate as it was too "claggy" on the palate of the upper denture. Fortunately, I'm not a great chocolate lover anyway so it's one thing I can do without.