This comprehensive text presents a detailed, heavily illustrated, step-by-step approach to restorative and preventive dentistry. It draws from both theory and practice, and is supported by extensive clinical and laboratory research. Based upon the principle that dental caries is a disease, not a lesion, the book provides both a thorough understanding of caries and an authoritative approach to its treatment and prevention. Now offering a companion Evolve website, this new edition has been updated to address the latest developments in an ever-changing field.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Operative Dentistry Chapter 2: Clinical Significance of Dental Anatomy, Histology, Physiology, and Occlusion Chapter 3: Cariology: The Lesion, Etiology, Prevention, and Control Chapter 4: Biomaterials Chapter 5: Fundamental Concepts of Enamel and Dentin Adhesion Chapter 6: Fundamentals in Tooth Preparation
Part 2: Instrumentation and Preparation
Chapter 7: Instruments and Equipment for Tooth Preparation Chapter 8: Infection Control Chapter 9: Patient Assessment, Examination and Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning Chapter 10: Preliminary Considerations for Operative Dentistry
Part 3: Composite Restorations
Chapter 11: Introduction to Composite Restorations Chapter 12: Classes III, IV, and V Direct Composite and Other Tooth-Colored Restorations Chapter 13: Classes I, II, and VI Direct Composite and Other Tooth-Colored Restorations Chapter 14: Classes I and II Indirect Tooth-Colored Restorations Chapter 15: Additional Conservative Esthetic Procedures
Part 4: Amalgam Restorations
Chapter 16: Introduction to Amalgam Restorations Chapter 17: Classes I, II, and VI Amalgam Restorations Chapter 18: Classes III and V Amalgam Restorations Chapter 19: Complex Amalgam Restorations
Part 5: Metal Restorations
Chapter 20: Class II Metal Restorations Chapter 21: Direct Gold Restorations