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Book Description

This undergraduate text allies the clinical aspects of restorative dentistry with the academic theory of the subject. The author relates clinical techniques and materials to the limitations imposed by the patient and the ability/facilities of the dentist. The book features an easily accessible layout (learning objectives, bullet points, summaries etc.), and puts the subject of restorative dentistry into the context of the patient and the mouth. It inter-relates the clinical procedures. This much-needed title offers the senior undergraduate and newly qualified practitioner a practical textbook on Restorative Dentistry, relating clinical techniques and materials to the limitations imposed by the patient and the ability/facilities of the dentist. It is unique in its approach, discussing the matching of techniques to the patient and the skill of the operator - an aspect not hitherto addressed in the current literature. The focus of the book is the integration of care. Designed to be easily accessible, the layout of the text will feature learning objectives, bullet points, summaries etc. Not intended as a technique manual or encyclopaedic reference book, 'Restorative Dentistry: an integrated approach' aims instead to put the subject into the context of the patient and the mouth, inter-relating the clinical procedures to the underlying anatomy, physiology, pathology and properties of materials.

 

Content

SECTION 1: THE PATIENT: The patient's limitations and expectations; History and examination; Diagnosis and stabilisation; Treatment planning; SECTION 2: RESTORATIONS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT: Applied biology and the teeth; Pathology of caries and pulpal disorders; The periodontium in health and disease; Functional anatomy of the occlusion; Properties of restorative materials; SECTION 3: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT & TECHNIQUES: Intracoronal restorations; Management of the deep cavity; Root canal treatment; Management of the periodontally involved dentition; Principles of occlusal management; Fixed prosthodontics - crowns; Colour and aesthetics; Impression techniques and materials; SECTION 4: FIXED AND REMOVABLE PROSTHODONTICS - THE REPLACEMENT OF MISSING TEETH: Diagnosis and treatment planning for fixed and removable prosthodontics; Fixed prosthodontics: resin retained bridgework; Fixed prosthodontics - conventional bridgework (design and planning); Fixed prosthodontics - conventional bridgework (clinical procedures); Removable prosthodontics - partial denture design; Removable prosthodontics - partial dentures (clinical procedures); Removable prosthodontics - complete dentures; SECTION 5: PROBLEMS: Tooth surface loss; Temporomandibular dysfunction; Management of failure in the restored dentition 1. fixed restorations; Management of failure in the restored dentition 2. dentures; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.