Abstract: A method of initiating the construction of a new denture from a worn denture includes making a 360.degree. indexed impression mold of the worn denture, including all outer surfaces corresponding to all of a patient's complementary oral tissues, removing the worn denture from the impressionable material in which the mold is formed, filling the mold with a curable liquid, preferably dental acrylic, to form a stint, forming a mated two- layered model onto and around the stint wherein the two-layered model includes a resilient layer and a rigid layer. The resilient layer is placed in undercut areas, defined by the stint, to prevent breaking or cracking upon separating the stint from the two-layered model, the rigid layer is composed of an inelastic material such as dental stone or gypsum, and at least one retention clip is utilized to anchor the resilient layer to the rigid layer.