Provisional Materials and Restorations

Review about Provisional Materials and Restotrations.Provisional restoration should provide adequate seal till the final restoration given. The main aim of the provisional restoration is to prevent the ingress of microbial contaminants and it should also maintain contact and contour of the tooth. To achieve this, selection of provisional materials and its fabrication plays an important role.Provisional restorative materials hould be non-toxic biocompatible and dimensionally stable Clinician should be aware of merits and demerits of provisional materials and its techniques of fabrication, different luting agents for selecting appropriately. Also fabrication skill of clinician goes in hand with selection of materials. Clinical success depends on all these above mentioned factors.