Crown and Bridge Preparations

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Michael DiTolla, DDS, FAGD
Crown and Bridge Preparations

Course Objectives

1.5 CE Credits

This course demonstrates a predictable step-by-step technique for crown preparation that is essentially sequenced backwards from what nearly all dentists were taught in dental school. With a focus on precise margination and adequate reduction in critical areas through the use of depth cuts, the Reverse Preparation technique gives dentists a way to prepare teeth that will have their laboratory technician complimenting their preparations.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the need for optimal tooth reduction to maximize the strength and esthetics of restorative materials.
  • List the types of margins and the indications for each.
  • List the burs needed to perform the Reverse preparation technique.
  • Explain the benefits of depth cuts to ensure proper tooth reduction of preparations.
  • Explain the benefits of electric handpicks.
  • Learn a preparation technique for when depth cuts cannot be used, such as replacing an existing crown.

Recognition & Approval

Pace Approval

Glidewell Education Center
Nationally Approved PACE Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit
Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority, or AGD endorsement. 3/1/2024 to 2/29/2028.
Provider ID# 216789

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Michael DiTolla, DDS, FAGD

Dr. Michael DiTolla is a graduate of the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, and he is a fellow of the AGD. After working in private practice for 15 years, he became director of clinical education and research at Glidewell, where he gained an intimate knowledge of U.S. dentists’ crown & bridge habits. From 2006 to 2009, Dr. DiTolla led the clinical team at Glidewell that developed and brought BruxZir® Zirconia to market. In 2011, he received the “Most Effective Dentist Educator” award in a nationwide survey of dentists. Four years later, he became the director of clinical affairs at Dentsply Sirona, and in 2017 he was named the vice president of clinical affairs and communications at AEGIS Communications. Dr. DiTolla has given over 1,000 lectures to dentists worldwide, and his online videos have been viewed more than 10 million times by clinicians.


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