Main description:

Textbook of Operative Dentistry is the latest edition of this richly illustrated resource, covering diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of dental problems which do not require full coverage restoration.

This new edition has been completely revised and updated, with 722 full colour images and illustrations and substantial revisions in every chapter, incorporating the latest developments in the field and current research findings. Divided into 24 chapters, this book emphasises a practical approach and clear advice on the selection and use of modern dental materials, and describes how teeth are prepared for indirect restorations such as crowns, bridges and inlays.

The initial chapters cover dental terminology, physiology, instruments, patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, infection control and pain management, amongst many other topics. Further chapters cover a broad range of operative procedures. The book also emphasises the importance of aesthetics in modern dentistry.

Textbook of Operative Dentistry combines proven methods with the latest scientific developments in preventive and restorative dentistry, including nanodentistry, bringing this essential edition fully up to date.

Key Points

• Latest edition of illustrated guide to dental restoration


• Previous edition published 2012 (9789350259399)


• Combines proven methods with the latest scientific developments in the field


• 722 full colour images and illustrations

Contents:

1. Introduction to Operative Dentistry


2. Tooth Nomenclature


3. Structure of Teeth


4. Physiology of Tooth Form


5. Dental Caries


6. Cutting Instruments


7. Principles of Tooth Preparation


8. Patient Evaluation, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning


9. Patient and Operator Position


10. Isolation of the Operating Field


11. Infection Control


12. Pain Management in Operative Dentistry


13. Matricing and Tooth Separation


14. Pulp Protection


15. Interim Restoration


16. Bonding Agents and Techniques


17. Composite Restorations


18. Tooth Preparation for Composite Restorations


19. Esthetic Dentistry


20. Dental Amalgam


21. Pin-retained Restorations


22. Direct Filling Gold


23. Cast Metal Restorations


24. Glass Ionomer Cements


25. Tooth Hypersensitivity


26. Management of Discolored Teeth


27. Minimally Intervention Dentistry


28. Cervical Lesions


29. Dental Ceramics


30. Selection of Restorative Materials


31. Evidence-based Dentistry


32. Nanodentistry and its Applications


33. Index