Full Description
Combining the approaches of preventative and restorative dentistry, this is a revised and updated guide to the clinical techniques and procedures necessary for managing tooth disorders and disease.
Introduces minimally invasive dentistry as a model to control dental disease and then restore the mouth to optimal form, function, and aesthetics
Contains several student-friendly features, including a new layout, line drawings and clinical photographs to illustrate key concepts
Covers fundamental topics, including the evolutionary biology of the human oral environment; caries management and risk assessment; remineralization; principles of cavity design; lifestyle factors; choices between restorative materials and restoration management
Includes a companion website with self-assessment exercises for students and a downloadable image bank for instructors
Contents
Contributors, vii
Acknowledgments, ix
About the Companion Website, xi
Introduction, xiii
1 The Oral Environment and the Main Causes of Tooth Structure Loss, 1
J. Kaidonis, G.C. Townsend, J. McIntyre, L.C. Richards, and W.R. Hume
2 Dental Caries: Management of Early Lesions and the Disease Process, 23
G.J. Mount, H.C. Ngo, W.R. Hume, and M.S. Wolff
3 Dental Caries: Activity and Risk Assessment as a Logical and Effective Path to Both Prevention and Cure, 33
H.C. Ngo, M.S. Wolff and W.R. Hume
4 Non-Carious Tooth Structure Loss: Diagnosis, Risk and Activity Assessment and Clinical Management, 51
J. Kaidonis, L.C. Richards, G.C. Townsend and G.S. Heithersay
5 Aids to Remineralization, 67
M. Fontana, L.J. Walsh, B.T. Amaechi and H.C. Ngo
6 Systems for Classifying Defects of the Exposed Tooth Surface, 81
G.J. Mount, W.R. Hume, H.C. Ngo and M.S. Wolff
7 Principles of Cavity Design for the Restoration of Advanced Lesions, 87
G.J. Mount and H.C. Ngo
8 Instruments Used in Cavity Preparation, 117
G.J. Mount, L.J. Walsh and A.M. Brostek
9 Glass-Ionomer Materials, 139
G.J. Mount and H.C. Ngo
10 Resin-Based Composite Restorative Materials, 169
A.U.J. Yap, J.C.L. Neo, V. Thompson and M.S. Wolff
11 Silver Amalgam, 181
G.J. Mount and H.C. Ngo
12 Pulpal Responses, Pulp Protection and Pulp Therapy, 193
W.R. Hume, W.L.K. Massey, G.J. Mount and G.S. Heithersay
13 Choosing Between Restoration Modalities, 213
G.J. Mount, M.S. Wolff and H.C. Ngo
14 Caries in Young Children: Special Considerations in Aetiology and Management, 223
W.K. Seow and H.C. Ngo
15 Oral Care of Older People, 235
A.W.G. Walls and I.A. Pretty
16 Lifestyle Factors Affecting Tooth Structure Loss, 245
L.J. Walsh and P.J. Ford
17 Periodontal Considerations in Tooth Restoration, 265
G.J. Mount
18 Occlusion as It Relates to Restoration of Individual Teeth, 277
G.J. Mount
19 Failures of Individual Restorations and Their Management, 289
G.J. Mount
Index, 299
