This preclinical course places an emphasis on preparing teeth and fabricating provisional restorations to restore them to their biologically correct form and function. Tooth preparations and fabrication of provisional extra-coronal restorations are performed on dental manikins. This course also introduces the student dentist to the process of fabricating a final extra-coronal restoration from impression through cementation. The restorations emphasized in this course are single unit posterior crowns. The science of dental materials and the correct usage of dental investments, alloys, provisional materials and cements is emphasized. Previously gained knowledge in the areas of dental morphology and occlusion is applied in this course.

This preclinical course places an emphasis on preparing teeth and fabricating provisional restorations to restore them to their biologically correct form and function. Tooth preparations and fabrication of provisional extra-coronal restorations are performed on dental manikins. This course also introduces the student dentist to the process of fabricating a final extra-coronal restoration from impression through cementation. The restorations emphasized in this course are single unit posterior crowns. The science of dental materials and the correct usage of dental investments, alloys, provisional materials and cements is emphasized. Previously gained knowledge in the areas of dental morphology and occlusion is applied in this course.