Integrating fixed and removable provisional restorations

When both fixed and removable components are required, provisional restorations can be difficult. This article describes a technique where provisional restoration "shells" are made with a plastic stent of the diagnostic wax-up on lightly prepared teeth of a diagnostic cast. An acrylic removable partial denture is then waxed to the shells. The shells are relined intraorally after tooth preparation with the partial denture in place.