title: Natural pontics.
abstract: Temporary pontics are a popular strategy to hide tooth extraction sites ('black holes') during course of the orthodontic treatment, especially with lingual appliances. Here, we describe a technique for using the patient's extracted premolar as a temporary pontic.
authors.affiliation: S. V. M. Raghu Ram Ravipati, LR's Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajanagaram, Rajahmundtry 533-294 East Godavari (Dist.), Andhra Pradesh, India. rsvmrr@gmail.com.
authors.forename: S V M
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Raghu Ram Ravipati
authors.forename: Arunachalam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sudhakar
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Padma Priya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhaskar
authors.lastname: Azharuddin
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid; D003442:Crowns; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D006801:Humans; D019516:Orthodontic Space Closure / Q000295:instrumentation; D014081:Tooth Extraction
keywords: Natural pontics