Sturdevant's Art and Science of Operative Dentistry, 6th Edition

Get a better picture of operative dentistry from the most complete text on the market. Using a detailed, heavily illustrated, step-by-step approach, this comprehensive guide helps you master the fundamentals and procedures of restorative and preventive dentistry and learn to make informed decisions to solve patient needs. This widely respected text draws from both theory and practice, and is supported by extensive clinical and laboratory research. The new edition features a new full-color design, significant content updates, and a new companion website with six supplemental chapters, videos, and more.

• Significant revisions across all chapters streamline the book and make it easier to read.

   

• New full-color design gives you a better picture of concepts and procedure details.

   

• Companion website offers electronic access to the book, plus six supplemental chapters, videos, and weblinks.

 

1. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DENTAL ANATOMY, HISTOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND OCCLUSION

    

    

2. DENTAL CARIES: ETIOLOGY, CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, RISK ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGEMENT

    

    

3. PATIENT ASSESSMENT, EXAMINATION AND DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT PLANNING

    

    

4. FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF ENAMEL AND DENTIN ADHESION

    

    

5. FUNDAMENTALS IN TOOTH PREPARATION AND PULP PROTECTION

    

    

6. INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR TOOTH PREPARATION

    

    

7. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR OPERATIVE DENTISTRY

    

    

8. INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITE RESTORATIONS

    

    

9. CLASS III, IV, AND V DIRECT COMPOSITE AND GLASS IONOMER RESTORATIONS

    

    

10. CLASS I, II, AND VI DIRECT COMPOSITE RESTORATIONS AND OTHER TOOTH-COLORED RESTORATIONS

     

     

11. CLASS I AND II INDIRECT TOOTH-COLORED RESTORATIONS

     

     

12. ADDITIONAL CONSERVATIVE ESTHETIC PROCEDURES

     

     

13. INTRODUCTION TO AMALGAM RESTORATIONS

     

     

14. CLASS I, II, AND VI AMALGAM RESTORATIONS

     

     

15. CLASS III AND V AMALGAM RESTORATIONS

     

     

16. COMPLEX AMALGAM RESTORATIONS

     

     

17. CLASS II CAST METAL RESTORATIONS

     

    ONLINE CHAPTERS

     

18. BIOMATERIALS

     

     

19. INFECTION CONTROL

     

     

20. PAIN CONTROL FOR OPERATIVE DENTISTRY

     

     

21. BONDED SPLINTS AND BRIDGES

     

     

22. DIRECT GOLD RESTORATIONS

     

     

23. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR TOOTH PREPARATION