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Sturdevant's Art and Science of Operative Dentistry
- 8th Edition - March 10, 2025
- Editor: Andre V. Ritter
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 0 3 3 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 1 3 0 - 3
Get a better picture of operative dentistry from the most complete text on the market. Using a heavily illustrated, step-by-step approach, Sturdevant’s Art and Science of Operativ… Read more
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Request a sales quoteGet a better picture of operative dentistry from the most complete text on the market. Using a heavily illustrated, step-by-step approach, Sturdevant’s Art and Science of Operative Dentistry, Eighth Edition helps you master the fundamentals and procedures of restorative and preventive dentistry and learn to make informed decisions to solve patient needs. Drawing from both theory and practice and supported by extensive clinical and laboratory research, this edition features a new chapter on endodontics, an enhanced art program, and an enhanced ebook, included with every new print purchase, that includes supplemental chapters, procedure videos, and more. It’s the practicing dentist’s complete guide to all aspects of operative dentistry.
- NEW! Chapter addresses Endodontics Applied to Operative Dentistry
- UPDATED! Expanded art program includes more color images in the technically focused chapters to clarify essential concepts
- NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features supplemental chapters and procedure videos, plus access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
- Complete guidance for all aspects of operative dentistry provides a thorough understanding of caries and an authoritative approach to treatment and prevention
- Emphasis on treating the underlying causes of patient problems goes beyond just restoring damage that has occurred
- Evidence-based approach is supported by extensive clinical and laboratory research
- Illustrated step-by-step approach supports the learning of conservative restorative and preventive dentistry
1. Clinical Significance of Dental Anatomy, Histology, Physiology, and Occlusion
2. Dental Caries: Etiology, Clinical Characteristics, Risk Assessment, and Management
3. Preliminary Considerations for Operative Dentistry
4. Patient Assessment, Examination, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning
5. Tooth Preparation: Concepts, Instrumentation, and Stages
6. Fundamental Concepts of Enamel and Dentin Adhesion
7. Light Curing of Restorative Materials
8. Color and Shade Matching in Operative Dentistry
9. Clinical Technique for Direct Composite Resin and Glass Ionomer Restorations
10. Additional Conservative Esthetic Procedures
11. Clinical Technique for Amalgam Restorations
12. Periodontology Applied to Restorative Dentistry
13. Endodontics Applied to Operative Dentistry
14. Digital Dentistry in Operative Dentistry
Supplemental Enhanced eBook Chapters
15. Dental Biomaterials
16. Direct Gold Restorations
17. Class II Cast Metal Restorations
2. Dental Caries: Etiology, Clinical Characteristics, Risk Assessment, and Management
3. Preliminary Considerations for Operative Dentistry
4. Patient Assessment, Examination, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning
5. Tooth Preparation: Concepts, Instrumentation, and Stages
6. Fundamental Concepts of Enamel and Dentin Adhesion
7. Light Curing of Restorative Materials
8. Color and Shade Matching in Operative Dentistry
9. Clinical Technique for Direct Composite Resin and Glass Ionomer Restorations
10. Additional Conservative Esthetic Procedures
11. Clinical Technique for Amalgam Restorations
12. Periodontology Applied to Restorative Dentistry
13. Endodontics Applied to Operative Dentistry
14. Digital Dentistry in Operative Dentistry
Supplemental Enhanced eBook Chapters
15. Dental Biomaterials
16. Direct Gold Restorations
17. Class II Cast Metal Restorations
- Language: English
- Edition: 8
- Published: March 10, 2025
- Imprint: Mosby
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443110337
- eBook ISBN: 9780443111303
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Andre V. Ritter
Dr. André Ritter graduated from the Federal University of Santa Catarina School of Dentistry in 1987 and practiced in various settings, including private practice and community public health clinics, before relocating to the US and joining the University of North Carolina (UNC) Operative Dentistry graduate program in 1997. After graduating from that program with both a Certificate in Operative Dentistry and a MS in Dentistry degree, he was appointed Assistant Professor in the UNC Department of Operative Dentistry in 2000. Dr. Ritter was appointed Associate Professor in 2006, Full Professor in 2012, and went on to become Graduate Program Director and Department Chair. In 2016 he received the Thomas P. Hinman Distinguished Professor of Restorative Dentistry distinction. In January of 2018 he assumed the role of Executive Dean of the UNC Adams School of Dentistry, and in November of 2019 he relocated to New York City where he started his tenure as Professor and Chair of the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive care at the New York University College of Dentistry. In addition to a DDS and MS degrees, Dr. Ritter completed an MBA with specialization in Healthcare and a PhD in Dentistry. Dr. Ritter’s areas of research interest include caries diagnosis and management, minimally invasive restorative dentistry, esthetics, dental adhesion, and composite resin applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care, New York University, NY, USA