VEP. Vertical Edgeless Preparation: Periodontal Dominance in Prosthetic Preparation

VEP is intended for teeth with incomplete periodontal support: it carries the preparation below the gingival margin, along the exposed root surface, and dispenses with the finish line so as to leave a vertical axial wall on which the crown margin can be placed at different heights without losing the seal. The text first establishes the logic of the method — geometry, terminology and a simplified classification of preparation techniques — and explains its periodontal dominance through the anatomical and histological response of the marginal periodontium. It then comes down to practice: clinical and laboratory aspects, instruments, operative sequence and indications. For those who work between periodontology and prosthodontics. In English.