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Design of a shoulder

Marco Maiolino
Marco Maiolino
Course details
Lecturers

Details

19min

English

Lesson program

– Critical biomechanical zones of the tooth;

– What is a shoulder and what is it used for?

– Features of preparation, finishing the abutment and impression making;

– Analysis of the clinical case.

Lecturers 2

General dentist in private practice (Syracuse, Italy) and leading European voice in vertical preparation protocols for indirect restorations. Clinical focus centers on minimally invasive prosthetics — specifically vertical and ultra-conservative preparation techniques combined with monolithic zirconia and lithium disilicate restorations.

 

Developer of the VERTiPREP 3.0 system and founder of VERTiLAB — a specialized dental laboratory dedicated to zirconia crown fabrication for vertical preparations — built to close the clinical-laboratory gap in implementing this approach at scale. Co-founder, together with Dr. Pasquale Venuti, of Tomorrow Tooth — a digital educational community and applied research group for evidence-based restorative protocols.

 

Author of the bestselling online course Vertical Preparation Protocols, rated 4.8 across thousands of enrolled clinicians. International lecturer on vertical and ultra-conservative preparation workflows, Bioclear composite matrix techniques, and restorative decision-making.

 

DDS. Bioclear Diplomate in Europe. Active member of SIDOC — Italian Society of Restorative Dentistry.

 

General dentist practicing all branches of dentistry in private practice, Syracuse (Siracusa), Italy. DDS, University of Perugia (2001), with highest honors (110/110 cum laude). Microscope user since 2006 — one of the early adopters of surgical magnification in Italian general practice.

 

Active Member, SIDOC (Italian Society of Restorative Dentistry). Co-Founder (with Dr. Pasquale Venuti) of "Tomorrow Tooth" — a web-based dental education community dedicated to shifting dentistry toward more sustainable, minimally invasive, and patient-centered outcomes.

 

National and international lecturer on restorative and prosthetic dentistry. Author of articles on dentistry practice and philosophy. Clinical philosophy: outcome-oriented, patient-centered interdisciplinary dentistry with a focus on long-term sustainability and magnification-based precision.