Definition of "provisionalize"

provisionalize

verb
third-person singular simple present provisionalizes, present participle provisionalizing, simple past and past participle provisionalized
1. (dentistry) To provide with a provisional.
  Quotations
  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
  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