Aim: The aim of the research is to determine the use of temporary prostheses in dental offices in Osijek. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Materials and methods: The research was conducted in the period from April to June 2022, and is based on an anonymous questionnaire that the respondents filled out independently and voluntarily. Sixty respondents participated in the research. Results: The sample of respondents consists of 43 women (72%) and 17 men (28%). The average age of the respondents was 41.13. The majority of the respondents are employed in private practices which have concluded a contract with the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (HZZO)(47%). As many as 79% of the respondents always or often make temporary prostheses during the process of making fixed prosthetic restorations, while 8% of the respondents said that they never do it. There is no statistically significant correlation between the age of the respondents and the frequency of making temporary prostheses. The direct technique of making temporary prostheses is often and always used by 65% of the respondents, while 40% of the respondents use the indirect technique. As many as 48% of the respondents never make temporary prostheses using the CAD/CAM systems or 3D printing, 20% of the respondents use them often, and only 9% always use them. With regards to the method yielding the best results, 34% of the respondents choose CAD/CAM, 23% choose 3D printing, 27% choose the indirect method, and 16% choose the direct one. Conclusion: The majority of the respondents (79%) make temporary prostheses, and the technique they most often use is the direct one. There is no statistically significant correlation between the age of the respondents and the frequency of making temporary prostheses. As the most effective method, the respondents choose the CAD/CAM technology for making the temporary prostheses.