Vertical Edgeless Preparation: Periodontal Dominance in Prosthetic Crown Preparation
Gaetano Noè, Andrea Toffoli, Edoardo Foce, G. Di Febo, Gianfranco Carnevale, Roberto Bonfiglioli, Guido Maria Macaluso, Edoardo Manfredi
Abstract
This article aims to describe Vertical Edgeless Preparation (VEP), a full-crown vertical preparation technique initially introduced by the Porta Mascarella Group in the 1980s. The method is defined as “periodontally driven” because its main indication is teeth with a loss of periodontal attachment, and it aims to obtain healthier periodontal tissues. This work describes the step-by-step procedure for performing this prosthetic technique and its indications, contraindications, impression phases, temporary crown management, and its biological concept of periodontal dominance.
Topics & Concepts
Crown (dentistry)Dominance (genetics)DentistryPeriodontal surgeryPeriodontal diseaseOrthodonticsGingival and periodontal pocketMedicineBiologyGeneBiochemistryOral microbiology and periodontitis researchPeriodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes