provisionalize

present singular third person provisionalizes · participle present provisionalizing · participle past provisionalized · past provisionalized

1. dentistryTo provide with a provisional.

   If this was not possible, then alternatives including provisionalizing with a complete denture or a tooth-supported fixed provisional and a staged treatment protocol should have been considered.

   2015, Stuart J. Froum, Dental Implant Complications, page 518

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   Blocking undercuts out with bonded flowable composite is an option, but the time involved doing a buildup, plus the additional complication to provisionalize, make this option less desirable (Figure 6.19e).

   2017, Jose-Luis Ruiz, Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry, page 103