title: A bonded provisional fixed prosthesis to be worn after implant surgery.
abstract: The procedure described provides an esthetic means for inserting a provisional fixed restoration immediately after implant placement surgery. When this procedure is used, it is not necessary to prepare the abutment teeth adjacent to the surgical site for subsequent fixed restorations. This provisional restorative procedure may also be used immediately after extraction of teeth, when abutment tooth preparation is not desired or possible, or after stage II implant surgery when healing caps are inserted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Practice, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Breeding
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D003779:Denture Design; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000601:surgery*; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D015921:Dental Implants; C060386:Triad resin