title: Fitting pontics to the edentulous ridge with the aid of disclosing wax.
abstract: A technique has been described for fitting the tissue surface of a fixed partial denture pontic. It is important to adjust this surface prior to cementation to prevent tissue changes beneath the pontic.
mesh_terms: D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D014093:Tooth, Artificial; D014885:Waxes
chemical_list: D014885:Waxes