Advantage is that an immediate provisional (Fig.2 yellow lines; Fig.3 P) has an ideal emergency profile so that there is less chance of food impaction associated with the future permanent crown.  Red dashed line: mesial and distal crests.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 07/23/2019, last revision 07/23/2019