title: Use of a customized rigid clear matrix for fabricating provisional veneers.
abstract: The fabrication of provisional veneers is time consuming, and may be unpredictable, especially in cases of multiple veneer preparations; however, functional and esthetic provisional veneers, may be used as diagnostic adjuncts for the fabrication of the definitive restoration. This article presents, in a step-by-step procedure, the use of a customized rigid clear matrix with light-cured composite resin as a fast alternative for the fabrication of functional and esthetic provisional composite resin veneers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of a customized rigid clear matrix for the fabrication of light-cured composite resin provisional veneers has the following advantages: the shape and surface texture produced in the diagnostic wax-up are accurately transferred to the patient's mouth; the provisional restoration is fabricated without violation of the soft tissue and the margins of the preparations; use of the matrix can be repeated when needed; and esthetic and functional provisional veneers can be fabricated relatively quickly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Raigrodski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadan
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mendez
mesh_terms: D003481:Cuspid; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D003801:Dental Veneers; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla