Daniel Fang: Implant provisional restorations

Implant provisional restorations are the business card of the esthetic dentist. Postextraction tissue resorption and remodeling is inevitable. Dr. Fang explains that the tissue remodeling can be compensated by preserving the tissue through immediate implant placement and provisionalization (I.I.P.P), by generating tissue with connective tissue (C.T.) grafts or by prosthetically manipulating the tissue. Dr. Fang explains how to obtain an adequate emergence profile with the provisional restoration and how to transfer this emergence profile to the lab and the definitive restoration through the fabrication of customized impression copings. He concludes that the three factors together, preservation, generation and adequate manipulation of the tissues offer to the clinician a better chance than ever to achieve a good and esthetically pleasing treatment result.