Restorative Dentistry E Book

This title has been authored by practitioners working in the UK and is a concise textbook of restorative dentistry for the dental student. Illustrated in color throughout, the book covers the specialties of restorative dentistry - operative dentistry, endodontics, periodontics and prosthetic dentistry - in a single volume. Treatment planning section demonstrates the integration of the main constituent specialties in the treatment of patients with multiple problems. Realistic case studies illustrate useful day-to-day practice. High quality colour illustration throughout with free use of key point boxes and tables. New chapters on cariology and on immediate and complete dentures Occlusion chapter completely rewritten and simplified Expanded patient examination chapter New sections at the end of each chapter covering more advanced techniques

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. Comprehensive coverage spans the entire spectrum of operative dentistry, including fundamentals, diagnosis, instrumentation, preparation, restoration, and prevention. Practical, scientific approach to content is supported by sound clinical and laboratory research and incorporates both theory and practice. Clear presentation of techniques and procedures uses a consistent pattern to cover each restorative process. Procedural alternatives instruct on how to adapt a procedure or technique to answer individual patient needs. Pros and cons of restoration options discuss the advantages, disadvantages, indications, and contraindications involved to help you make informed decisions when multiple treatment options are available. 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.

This book offers up-to-date, readily understandable guidance on the materials and equipment employed in digital restorative dentistry and on the specific clinical procedures that may be performed using the new technologies. The key components of digital restorative dentistry – image acquisition, prosthetic/restorative design, and fabrication – are fully addressed. Readers will find helpful information on scanners, the software for prosthetic design, and the materials and technologies for prosthesis fabrication, including laser sintering, 3D printing, CAD/CAM, and laser ablation. The section on clinical procedures explains all aspects of the use of digital technologies in the treatment of patients requiring removable partial dentures, complete dentures, fixed partial prostheses, crowns, endodontics, and implant surgery and prosthodontics. The field of restorative and prosthetic dentistry is undergoing rapid transition as these new technologies come to play an increasingly central role in everyday dental practice. In bridging the knowledge gap that this technological revolution has created in the field of dentistry, the book will satisfy the needs of both dentists and dental students.

This collection of essays discusses both time-proven methods and recent scientific developments in operative dentistry.

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 Operative Dentistry, 7th 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 new full-color edition features four new chapters and updated information in the areas of color and shade matching, light curing, periodontology, digital dentistry and more. It’s the practicing dentist’s complete guide to all aspects of operative dentistry. Four new chapters cover the areas of color and shade matching, light curing, periodontology, and digital dentistry. Expert Consult website with five supplemental chapters and procedure videos. Evidence-based approach is supported by extensive clinical and laboratory research. Comprehensive coverage provides a thorough understanding of caries and an authoritative approach to its treatment and prevention. Illustrated step-by-step approach offers a better picture of conservative restorative and preventive dentistry. Full color design clearly demonstrates techniques and details. NEW! Four new chapters cover the areas of color and shade matching, light curing, periodontology, and digital dentistry. NEW! Expert Consult website includes five additional online-only chapters, procedure videos, and references linked to PubMed. NEW! Updated content throughout integrates new knowledge that has emerged since publication of the previous edition.

"Applies the biomimetic principle to bonded restorations using composite resins and ceramics, describing the broad spectrum of indications and detailing the treatment planning, diagnostic approach, step-by-step treatment, and maintenance for each"--

Restorative Dentistry: An Integrated Approach presents thecore of knowledge that forms the basis of clinical practice inrestorative dentistry. The book contains a practical common-sense approach to clinicalproblems structured within the limitations imposed by the patientand the ability and facilities of the dentist. Subjects included inthe book are Periodontology, Endodontics, Dental Biomaterials, OralBiology and Pathology, and Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics.However Restorative Dentistry offers a somewhat uniqueapproach in that it integrates the basic sciences that arefundamental to clinical practice rather than having separatesections or expecting readers to consult other texts for basicinformation. The integration means that there are not separatesections on the specialist subjects but aspects of these topics aredistributed throughout. This second edition is full colour throughout. It has been fullyrevised with two brand new chapters on Implantology bringing thebook up to date with emerging technologies and developments inclinical procedures and materials.