While your crown, bridge or denture is being made, or during the healing period after tooth extraction or implantation, a temporary prosthesis is available for use.

It protects a tooth after it has been prepared for a crown or helps to preserve your confidence if the tooth loss affects the smile-zone. In urgent cases, a temporary replacement can be produced and set in the patient's mouth directly by the dentist while the crown or bridge is being made (1-2 weeks), but after tooth extraction or implantation the healing period is longer (4-6 weeks), so you need a more lasting substitute made by a dental technician.