title: Temporization of abutment teeth preparations for existing removable partial dentures.
abstract: An important aspect of restoring an abutment tooth for an existing removable partial denture is the construction of a temporary crown that fits an existing clasp so that the removable partial denture can be worn during the treatment procedures. A technique is illustrated that used a soft adjustable temporary metal crown for that purpose.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army DENTAC, Ft. Riley, Kan.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Netti
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Yard
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys