title: 1998 Judson C. Hickey Scientific Writing Award. Use of a flexible cast for the indirect fabrication of provisional restorations.
abstract: Efficient fabrication of a clinically acceptable provisional restoration for a fixed partial denture is an important part of treatment success. Fabrication of provisional restorations that uses the indirect technique produces accurate fitting provisional restorations without the chemical and thermal irritation associated with direct fabrication. With a typodont model, an indirect method is presented that uses an elastic cast for fabrication of multiple unit provisional restorations for fixed partial dentures. The cast is available within 6 minutes of impression making, can be trimmed with a sharp scalpel, and provides flexibility that allows easy separation of the acrylic provisional from the cast. The cast can also be used to evaluate the clinical acceptability of the preparations before impression making. This method has also been successfully used for the fabrication of acrylic provisional restorations for onlay preparations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. KBoberick@dental.temple.edu
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Boberick
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Bachstein
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003760:Dental Impression Materials