Operative Dentistry: A Practical Guide to Recent Innovations

✍ Scribed by Hugh Devlin

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 129
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book describes the most recent developments in operative dentistry and is aimed at senior students and general dental practitioners. It describes techniques in a manner applicable to everyday practice. It has color illustrations and describes contemporary developments in operative dentistry. Recent developments in caries detection techniques and treatment are covered, as well as the use of the latest composite and porcelain restorative materials.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
1.1 The Diagnosis of Caries......Page 10
1.1.1 DIAGNOdent......Page 14
1.1.2 Digital Imaging Fiber-Optic Transillumination......Page 16
1.1.3 Fiber-Optic Transillumination......Page 17
1.1.4 Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence......Page 18
1.1.5 Radiology of Dental Caries......Page 19
1.1.7 Modern Caries Detection and Management......Page 21
References......Page 22
2.1 Caries Removal......Page 25
2.1.1 Lasers......Page 26
2.1.3 Micropreparation Burs......Page 28
2.1.4 Air Abrasion (or Kinetic Cavity Preparation)......Page 29
2.1.6 Carisolv Gel......Page 31
2.1.7 Atraumatic Restorative Treatment......Page 32
2.1.8 Caries-Detector Dyes......Page 33
2.2.1 Why Are Teeth Restored?......Page 34
2.2.2 Caries as a Disease......Page 35
2.2.3 Preventing Dental Caries......Page 36
2.2.4 When Should Caries Be Restored?......Page 38
2.2.6 Ozone Therapy for the Treatment of Caries......Page 40
2.3.2 The Proximal "Slot" Preparation......Page 42
2.3.3 Traditional Cavity Preparation......Page 43
2.3.5 Cavity Preparations Involving Three or More Surfaces......Page 45
2.3.6 Treatment of the Large Carious Lesion......Page 46
2.3.7 The Use of Calcium Hydroxide in Direct Pulp Capping......Page 48
2.3.8 The Foundation Restoration......Page 49
2.3.9 Practical Aspects of Amalgam Retention......Page 50
2.3.10 Pins vs Bonded Restorations......Page 51
2.3.11 Amalgam Bonding Procedure......Page 52
References......Page 53
3 Posterior Resin Composite Restorations......Page 58
3.2 Ceramic Inserts......Page 59
3.4 "Total Etch" Technique......Page 61
3.5 Fissure Sealants......Page 62
3.6 Preventive Resin Restorations......Page 63
3.8 Posterior Composite Resin Restoration......Page 64
3.9 Direct Composite Resin Restorations......Page 65
3.11 Reasons for Failure of Extensive Direct Composite Resin Restorations......Page 67
3.13 Packable Composite Resin Materials......Page 69
References......Page 71
4.1.1 Recurrent Caries and Periodontal Disease......Page 73
4.1.3 The Crown Restoration Becomes Loose......Page 75
4.1.4 Perforation of the Crown During Occlusal Adjustment......Page 79
4.1.5 The Appearance of the Crown is Unsatisfactory......Page 80
4.2 New Developments in Crown Provision......Page 84
4.3.1 Tooth Preparation......Page 85
4.3.3 Failure of Veneers......Page 87
4.3.5 Provisional Restorations for Veneers......Page 89
4.4 Resin-Bonded All-Ceramic Crowns (or "Dentin-Bonded Crown")......Page 90
4.4.2 Cementation Procedures for the Resin-Bonded All-Ceramic Crown......Page 92
4.5.1 Cervical Resorption......Page 93
4.5.2 The "Walking Bleach" Technique......Page 94
4.5.3 Vital Tooth Bleaching......Page 95
4.6 Microabrasion......Page 96
References......Page 98
5.1.1 Clinical Appearance of Erosion......Page 100
5.1.2 Clinical Appearance of Attrition......Page 101
5.2 Prevention of Toothwear......Page 102
5.3.2 Clinical Procedures for Restoration of Cervical Lesions......Page 105
5.3.3 Why Do Cervical Restorations Fail?......Page 106
5.3.4 New Developments in Direct Posterior Resin Composites......Page 108
5.3.5 Addition of Resin Composite to Anterior Teeth......Page 109
5.3.6 Developments in Indirect Resin Composite Technology......Page 110
5.4 Ceramic Inlay and Onlay Restorations......Page 112
5.5 Inlay Restorations......Page 113
5.6 Onlay Restorations......Page 114
5.6.1 Milled Ceramic Inlays or Onlays......Page 116
5.7.1 In-Ceram......Page 120
5.7.2 Procera AllCeram Crowns......Page 121
5.8 Cementation of the Restoration......Page 122
5.9 Choosing the Correct Restorative System......Page 123
References......Page 124
L......Page 128
Z......Page 129