One of the best loved dental textbooks in the world. It is the most complete operative dentistry text designed for use throughout dental education and into professional clinical practice. It integrates both theory and practice, starting with dental occlusion and anatomy and continuing with the most current medical information on cariology, infection control, dental materials and patient assessment.
Introduction to operative dentistry, Clinical significance of dental anatomy, histology, physiology, and occlusion, Cariology: the lesion, etiology, prevention, and control, Dental materials, Fundamental concepts of enamel and dentin adhesion, Fundamentals in tooth preparation, Instruments and equipment for tooth preparation, Infection control, Patient assessment, examination and diagnosis, and treatment planning, Preliminary considerations for operative dentistry, Introduction to composite restorations, Classes III, IV, and V direct composite and other tooth-colored restorations, Classes I, II, and VI direct composite and other tooth-colored restorations, Classes I and II indirect tooth-colored restorations, Additional conservative esthetic procedures, Introduction to amalgam restorations, Classes I, II, and VI amalgam restorations, Classes III and V amalgam restorations, Complex amalgam restorations, Class II cast metal restorations, Direct gold restorations