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Preclinical Manual of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
- 4th Edition - August 12, 2023
- Author: V Gopikrishna
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 6 7 1 7 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 6 7 1 8 - 9
This manual provides step-by-step pictures and illustrations of various preclinical and clinical exercises that students have to master in their first and second year BDS course… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis manual provides step-by-step pictures and illustrations of various preclinical and clinical exercises that students have to master in their first and second year BDS course for the preclinical conservative dentistry examination. This is the only book of its kind that would serve as a guide for learning as well as practicing the exercises on both plaster and typodont models in the preclinical laboratory.
• Provides step-by-step pictorial representation along with explanation of all laboratory plaster and typodont model exercises • Provides more than 300 commonly asked questions to help students prepare for Viva-voce and Spotters during the examination • Includes a comprehensive Glossary of conservative dentistry and endodontic terms • Provides Synopsis of topics related to conservative dentistry and endodontics • Includes clear description with illustrations of every instrument and equipment used • Provides details regarding the composition, properties, uses and manipulation of various dental materials • Includes clear description with a beginner’s pictorial guide of using hand and rotary instruments • Discusses various features, rules and fundamentals of tooth preparation
A must-buy for every Ist and IInd year BDS student!!
- Cover image
- Title page
- Disclaimer
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Detailed contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- 1. Synopsis of conservative dentistry
- Definition of operative dentistry (conservative dentistry)
- Indications for conservative dentistry
- Structure of teeth and supporting tissues
- Dentition
- Anatomical landmarks
- Contacts and contours
- Occlusion
- Causes of loss of tooth structure
- Classification of dental caries (Box 1.4)
- Visual clinical examination using the international caries detection and assessment system (ICDAS)
- Clinical considerations for caries removal
- Caries management by risk assessment (CAMBRA)
- Caries risk assessment
- Clinical considerations in caries prevention
- Noncarious destruction of tooth
- Trauma
- Developmental defects (Box 1.13)
- 2. Instruments and equipment
- Definition
- Materials used for manufacturing instruments
- Classification of operative dental instruments
- Parts of hand cutting instruments
- Instrument nomenclature (according to GV black)
- Instrument formula
- Instrument designs
- Classification of instruments based on their usage
- Instrument grasps
- Rests
- Rotary cutting instruments
- Procedures for forming proper contact and contours
- Separators
- Wedges
- Finishing and polishing materials
- Equipment
- 3. Dental materials and their manipulation
- Rationale for studying dental materials
- Restoration
- Properties of an ideal dental restorative material
- Classification of dental materials
- Dental cements
- Objectives for pulpal protection
- Liners and bases
- Glass ionomer restorative materials
- Polycarboxylate cement
- Zinc phosphate cement
- Zinc oxide eugenol cement
- Mineral trioxide aggregate
- Biodentine
- Dental amalgam
- Adhesion to tooth structure
- Dental adhesives (bonding agents)
- Resin composites
- Classification of dental composites (Table 3.11)
- Pit-and-fissure sealants
- Inlay wax
- Investment materials
- Dental casting alloys (Fig. 3.50)
- Rules for handling dental materials
- 4. Know your operating field
- Dental chair
- Phantom head
- Typodont teeth
- Instrument tray
- Compressed air–water line
- Three-way syringe
- Cavity holder
- Beginners’ guide for using instruments and equipment
- 5. Fundamentals of tooth preparation and pulp protection
- Introduction
- Tooth preparation
- Nomenclature
- Objectives of tooth preparation
- Additional concepts in tooth preparation
- 6. Preclinical plaster model exercises
- Introduction
- Class I tooth preparation: Walls, line angles and point angles
- Class II tooth preparation: Walls, line angles and point angles (Figs 6.132 and 6.133)
- Class III tooth preparation: Walls, line angles and point angles in proximal approach (Figs 6.252 and 6.253)
- Class IV tooth preparation: Walls, line angles and point angles—proximal approach (Figs 6.270 and 6.271)
- Class V tooth preparation: Walls, line angles and point angles (Figs 6.289 and 6.290)
- 7. Preclinical typodont exercises
- Preclinical exercises
- Class I tooth preparation for amalgam restoration
- Class II tooth preparation for amalgam restoration
- Class II MO (mesio-occlusal) composite restoration using sectional matrix—clinical case (Figs 7.181–7.189)
- Class III tooth preparation for a glass ionomer cement/composite restoration (Figs 7.198–7.204)
- Class III tooth preparation (palatal approach): Glass ionomer cement restoration (Figs 7.210–7.216)
- Class IV tooth preparation for composite restoration
- Class V tooth preparation (Figs 7.230–7.238)
- Tooth preparation, fabrication of wax pattern and casting procedure for cast metal inlay
- Fabrication of wax pattern and casting technique (Figs 7.277–7.320)
- Casting defects
- 8. Introduction to preclinical endodontics
- Endodontics
- Treatment procedures in endodontics
- Endodontic instruments
- Goals of access preparation
- Access cavity preparation of a maxillary central incisor
- Errors in access opening in maxillary anterior teeth (Fig. 8.11)
- 9. Importance of magnification
- Dental loupes
- Dental operating microscope
- How the dental operating microscope works
- Clinical applications
- 10. Principles of isolation
- Rubber dam isolation
- Components of rubber dam kit
- Techniques of rubber dam application
- 11. Common viva questions
- 12. Frequently asked spotters
- Amalgam alloy powder
- Mercury
- Amalgam capsule
- Amalgam finishing kit
- Acid etchant
- Dentin bonding agent
- Light cure composite resin
- Cavity varnish
- Zinc oxide eugenol cement
- Intermediate restorative material (IRM)
- Zinc phosphate cement
- Zinc polycarboxylate cement
- Glass ionomer cement type 1
- Resin-modified GIC
- Glass ionomer cement type 2
- Miracle mix
- Bulk fill composite
- Pit-and-fissure sealants
- Calcium hydroxide
- MTA (mineral trioxide aggregate)
- Biodentine
- CPP–ACP remineralizing compound
- Inlay wax
- Low-fusing aluminium–bronze alloy pellet
- Base metal alloy pellet
- Plastic sprue former
- Casting ring
- Gypsum-bonded investment material
- Phosphate-bonded investment material
- Alloy finishing kit
- High-speed diamond point
- Slow-speed diamond point
- Dental burs
- Wooden wedges
- Plastic wedges
- Ivory no. 1 matrix band
- Ivory no. 8 matrix band
- Mylar matrix
- DG-16
- Mouth prop
- Mouth mirror: Front surface
- Sectional matrix
- Rubber dam material
- Rubber dam retainer
- Light-curing units
- CPITN probe
- Spoon excavator
- Gingival marginal trimmer (GMT)
- Plastic instrument
- Tofflemire matrix retainer (universal matrix)
- Amalgam carriers
- Occlusion indicators
- Interproximal strips
- 13. Glossary of terms
- Anatomical landmarks
- Dental caries
- Noncarious destruction of teeth
- Tooth preparation and nomenclature
- Indirect restorations
- Instruments and equipment
- Properties of dental materials
- Types of dental materials
- Endodontics
- No. of pages: 492
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: August 12, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- Paperback ISBN: 9788131267172
- eBook ISBN: 9788131267189