provisionalize

English

Etymology

From provisional +‎ -ize.

Verb

provisionalize (third-person singular simple present provisionalizes, present participle provisionalizing, simple past and past participle provisionalized)

1. (dentistry) To provide with a provisional.
   • 2015, Stuart J. Froum, Dental Implant Complications, page 518:

     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.

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

     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).