A complete denture is a prosthetic replacement used to restore complete tooth loss and, in cases of extensive ridge resorption, often the only viable option. Today, there are two methods of creating complete dentures: the conventional approach, which involves traditional techniques and the digital approach, which utilizes modern technologies. The conventional approach for fabricating a complete denture involves taking alginate impressions, making individual trays, taking functional impressions, making bite rims, recording jaw relations and adjusting acrylic teeth before the final acrylic denture is made. The digital approach uses intraoral scanners to take digital impressions, computer-aided design (CAD) for modelling the denture and 3D printing or milling. This approach is highly precise and significantly reduces the time required to make the denture. Although the process of making a complete denture with digital methods is greatly accelerated and simplified, there are still stages that cannot be adequately replaced by digital methods. These include the functional impression and the determination of jaw relations. In conclusion, conventional approaches rely on physical impressions and manual techniques, while digital approaches use advanced technologies for faster and often more precise fabrication but they still depend on traditional procedures for crucial stages.