Title: Pickard's manual of operative dentistry.
Authors: Kidd, Edwina A. M.; Smith, Bernard G. N.; Watson, Timothy F.; Pickard, H. M.; Kidd, Edwina A. M.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Dentistry, Operative.; Dentistry, Operative
Abstract: The new edition of this textbook has been thoroughly updated to keep abreast of current knowledge of the disease processes and the role of operative dentistry in their management. It describes clearely and concisely the indications and methods for many common operative procedures in dental practice. Procedures and techniques are illustrated in full color, and, where appropriate, step-by-step sequences are given. As in previous editions, the approach is disease and prevention orientated, is problem based, and the changes have a research evidence-base.
Contents: Why restore teeth? -- Making clinical decisions -- Principles of cavity design and preparation -- The operator and the environment -- Instruments and handpieces -- Bonding to tooth structure -- Treatment of pit and fissure caries -- Treatment of approximal caries in posterior teeth -- Treatment of smooth surface caries, erosion-abrasion lesions, and enamel hypoplasia -- Treatment of approximal caries, trauma, developmental disorders, and discoloration in anterior teeth -- Indirect cast metal, porcelain, and composite intracoronal restorations -- The long-term management of patients with restored dentitions.