Operative Dentistry (eBook)

Hugh Devlin is a senior lecturer in restorative Dentistry at the University of Manchester, UK. He has published numerous articles in prestigious journals and contributed to a number of textbooks. With Springer he published "Complete Dentures" in 2001. He is the President-elect of the International Association for Dental Research & American Association for Dental Research and serves on the board of the International Journal of Prosthodontics.

Preface 5
Contents 6
1 New Methods of Detection of Caries 10
1.1 The Diagnosis of Caries 10
References 22
2 New Developments in Caries Removal and Restoration 26
2.1 Caries Removal 26
2.2 Restoration Following Caries Detection 35
2.3 Restorative Procedures 43
References 54
3 Posterior Resin Composite Restorations 60
3.1 Ramped Curing Lights 61
3.2 Ceramic Inserts 61
3.3 Nanotechnology 63
3.4 “ Total Etch” Technique 63
3.5 Fissure Sealants 64
3.6 Preventive Resin Restorations 65
3.7 Minimal Class II Restorations 66
3.8 Posterior Composite Resin Restoration 66
3.9 Direct Composite Resin Restorations 67
3.10 Studies of Direct Resin-Composite Restoration Survival 69
3.11 Reasons for Failure of Extensive Direct Composite Resin Restorations 69
3.12 The “Sandwich” Technique 71
3.13 Packable Composite Resin Materials 71
3.14 New Developments in Resin-Composite Technology 73
References 73
4 The Single Crown, Veneers, and Bleaching 76
4.1 The Single Crown 76
4.2 New Developments in Crown Provision 87
4.3 Veneers 88
4.4 Resin-Bonded All-Ceramic Crowns (or “Dentin-Bonded Crown”) 93
4.5 Bleaching of Teeth 96
4.6 Microabrasion 99
References 101
5 Noncarious Tooth Tissue Loss 104
5.1 Noncarious ToothWear 104
5.2 Prevention of Toothwear 106
5.3 Recent Developments in the Treatment of ToothWear 109
5.4 Ceramic Inlay and Onlay Restorations 116
5.5 Inlay Restorations 117
5.6 Onlay Restorations 118
5.7 Full-Veneer Posterior Porcelain Crowns 124
5.8 Cementation of the Restoration 126
5.9 Choosing the Correct Restorative System 127
5.10 Conclusion 128
References 128
Subject Index 132