The desire to balance between functional stability and cosmetic appeal in partial dentures gave rise to the development of precision attachments, since then precision attachments have always been surrounded by an aura of mystery. The use of precision attachments for partial denture retention is a practice builder for the better class of dentistry and helps to elevate the general standard of partial denture prosthetics. This work is not given with the idea of discrediting the usual type of partial denture work, which of necessity, must be used principally because of economic reasons. That can be given in partial denture construction. The precision attachment is sometimes said to be a connecting link between the fixed and the removable. The present article is a review on the role of precision attachments and its dental advancement.