Trends in Indirect Dentistry: 6. Provisional Restorations, More than Just a Temporary

From Volume 32, Issue 8, October 2005 | Pages 443-452

Authors

FJ Trevor Burke

DDS, MSc, MDS, MGDS, FDS (RCS Edin), FDS RCS (Eng), FCG Dent, FADM,

Articles by FJ Trevor Burke

Madeleine C Murray

BDS, MSc, MPhil, FDS(Rest. Dent.) RCPS, MRD RCS(Eng.)

Specialist in Restorative Dentistry, Niddrie Square Clinic, Glasgow

Articles by Madeleine C Murray

Adrian CC Shortall

DDS, BDS

Reader in Restorative Dentistry, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, UK

Articles by Adrian CC Shortall

Abstract

The provision of well-fitting, functional provisional restorations is important for a wide variety of reasons, including maintenance of the stability of inter- and intra-arch relationships and positional stability of prepared teeth, and the preservation of occlusal function of anterior provisional restorations by providing appropriate protrusive and lateral guidance. Provisional restorations should be of sufficient strength to resist the forces of occlusion and should be luted with a cement that will resist the forces of removal, yet allow easy removal at the fit appointment without leaving a residue on the prepared tooth.

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