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The Science of Communicating the Art of Esthetic Dentistry. Part II: Diagnostic Provisional Restorations
Author(s) -
DERBABIAN KRIKOR,
MARZOLA RICCARDO,
DONOVAN TERRY E.,
CHO GEORGE C.,
ARCIDIACONO ALESSANDRO
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.919
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1708-8240
pISSN - 1496-4155
DOI - 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2000.tb00230.x
Subject(s) - blueprint , technician , dentistry , restorative dentistry , orthodontics , dental technician , medicine , engineering , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering
Provisional restorations fulfill many functions in restorative dentistry. Quality provisional restorations can provide the clinician, the patient, and the laboratory technician much valuable information prior to fabrication of the definitive restoration. Such diagnostic provisional restorations fabricated with acrylic resin are easily adjusted and modified until both esthetic and functional results are approved by the patient. Once this approval has been obtained, the definitive restorations can be fabricated with confidence, using the esthetic form of the provisional restorations as a blueprint. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE Routine use of provisional restorations for esthetic diagnostic purposes can prevent the destructive cycle of failure and frustration frequently experienced when performing elective esthetic restorative dentistry.