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Sturdevant's Art & Science of Operative Dentistry

A South Asian Edition

  • 1st Edition -
  • Latest edition
  • Author: V Gopikrishna
  • Language: English

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Key features

This Indispensible text…

  • From 1968, this classic textbook has been the foundational text on operative dentistry

  • Amalgamates both theoretical and practical knowledge, and is supported by extensive clinical and laboratory research

  • Presents an illustrated step-by-step approach to conservative, restorative and preventive dentistry

  • Provides a thorough understanding of caries and an authoritative approach to its treatment and prevention

New to this South Asia Edition…

  • Reader friendly

    • : Adapted keeping in mind the curriculum of the final year undergraduate student with exam and clinical oriented Clinical Notes boxes. The text is streamlined for improved readability

  • Full Color Design

    • : Incorporates more than 497 illustrations including color photos and around 100 tables and boxes to better show techniques and detail

  • Added Chapters

    • : Three new chapters on Restoring Contacts and Contours, Noncarious Lesions and their Management and Dentin Hypersensitivity have been included in this edition

  • Companion website

    • : The website features three online chapters for additional study

    Table of contents

    ch 1 Clinical Signifi cance of Dental Anatomy, Histology, Physiology and Occlusion

    ch 2 Dental Caries: Etiology and Clinical Characteristics 2

    ch 3 Dental Caries: Risk Assessment and Management 49

    ch 4 Patient Assessment, Examination, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 73

    ch 5 Infection Control 91

    ch 6 Pain Control for Operative Dentistry 103

    ch 7 Instruments and Equipment for Tooth Preparation 111

    ch 8 Preliminary Considerations for Operative Dentistry 133

    ch 9 Fundamentals of Tooth Preparation and Pulp Protection 159

    ch 10 Fundamental Concepts of Enamel and Dentin Adhesion 179

    ch 11 Restoring Contacts and Contours 203

    ch 12 Introduction to Composite Restorations 225

    ch 13 Class III and IV Direct Composite Restorations 241

    ch 14 Class I, II, and VI Direct Composite Restorations and Other Tooth-colored Restorations 255

    ch 15 Indirect Tooth-colored Restorations 277

    ch 16 Noncarious Lesions and Their Management 293

    ch 17

    Additional Conservative Esthetic Procedures 303

    ch 18 Dentin Hypersensitivity 333

    ch 19 Introduction to Amalgam Restorations 339

    ch 20 Class I and II Amalgam Restorations 361

    ch 21 Complex Amalgam Restorations 389

    ch 22 Dental Cements 403

    ch 23 Direct Gold Restorations 419

    ch 24 Class II Cast Metal Restorations 429

    Index 469

    SUPPLEMENTAL CHAPTERS ON WEBSITE (http://www.manthan.info/)

    ch 25 Class III and V Amalgam Restorations e1

    ch 26 Bonded Splints and Bridges e23

    ch 27 Additional Information on Instruments and Equipment for Tooth Preparation e45

    Product details

    • Edition: 1
    • Latest edition
    • Published: July 20, 2013
    • Language: English