Cement Retained
Provide® Abutment
Indirect
Technique
Prepared
Post
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9. Remove the
impression from the mouth. The Impression Coping With Holes
will be picked up in the impression. Verify the marginal
integrity of the impression.
Provisionalization
Procedure
10a. Place the appropriate
Provide Protection Cap over the abutment and press firmly to
snap it over the abutment margin area.
or
10b. Fabricate
a provisional crown utilizing a Provide Temporary Cylinder.
Place a small amount of temporary cement inside the Provide
Temporary Cylinder to ensure that the fit remains passive on
the Provide Abutment margin during fabrication of the
provisional crown.
For a single-unit provisional crown, line up the
antirotational flat side of the Provide Temporary Cylinder
with the anti-rotational flat side of the Provide Abutment.
For multiple-unit provisionals, there is no anti-rotational
flat to align.
Masticatory forces and lengths of the multiple-unit
spans should be evaluated and the addition of a reinforcement
material may be required.
Once the Provide Temporary Cylinder is secure on the
Provide Abutment, try in and adjust the fit of a prefabricated
crown shell over the cylinder. Reduce the height of the
cylinder as needed. Add acrylic resin or composite material
inside the prefabricated crown shell and into the retention
facets of the Provide Temporary Cylinder and allow it to set
per the manufacturer’s instructions. Check contacts and adjust
the occlusion.
Remove the provisional crown with the Provide Temporary
Cylinder joined to it from the abutment. Remove any temporary
tacking cement from the inside of the provisional crown and
Provide Abutment. Fill in any voids, finish the crown to
desired contour and polish. Attach the crown to the Provide
Abutment with temporary cement and allow it to set per the
manufacturer’s instructions.

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