title: Integrating fixed and removable provisional restorations.
abstract: When both fixed and removable components are required, provisional restorations can be difficult. This article describes a technique where provisional restoration "shells" are made with a plastic stent of the diagnostic wax-up on lightly prepared teeth of a diagnostic cast. An acrylic removable partial denture is then waxed to the shells. The shells are relined intraorally after tooth preparation with the partial denture in place.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Naval Dental School, National Naval Dental School, Bethesda, Md.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D006801:Humans; D003765:Models, Dental; D014885:Waxes
chemical_list: D014885:Waxes