Question 106 (part 2) · LDEK · Crowns

A patient reported to the dental office in order to have a complex crown on tooth 22 made. After the procedure, the tooth needs to be secured with temporary crown. In order to do so, the dentist should:

  1. A. take the impression after grinding and transfer it to the lab.
  2. B. secure the tooth with temporary cement.
  3. C. take the impression before grinding, followed by fabrication of the temporary crown on site;.
  4. D. fabricate the temporary crown in the lab before grinding.
  5. E. it if most beneficial to not secure the grinded tooth.
Hint

The simplest chairside provisional uses a matrix that records the tooth's shape before it is prepared.

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