ISBN: 0-86715-452-7

978-0-86715-452-8 ,9780867154528

612 pp; 1,485 illus (604 color)

Table of Contents
1. Biologic Considerations - Jerry W. Nicholson
2. Patient Evaluation and Problem-Oriented Treatment Planning - William F. Rose, Jr, Carl W. Haveman, and Richard D. Davis
3. Esthetic Considerations in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning - J. William Robbins
4. Caries Management: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies - J. Peter van Amerongen, Cor van Loveren, and Edwina A. M. Kidd
5. Pulpal Considerations - Thomas J. Hilton and James B. Summitt
6. Nomenclature and Instrumentation - James B. Summitt
7. Field Isolation - James B. Summitt
8. Bonding to Enamel and Dentin - Bart Van Meerbeek, Kirsten Van Landuyt, Jan De Munck, Satoshi Inoue, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Jorge Perdigão, Paul Lambrechts, and Marleen Peumans
9. Direct Anterior Restorations - David F. Murchison, Joost Roeters, Marcos A. Vargas, and Daniel C. N. Chan
10. Direct Posterior Esthetic Restorations - Thomas J. Hilton and James C. Broome
11. Amalgam Restorations - J. D. Overton, James B. Summitt, and John W. Osborne
12. Diagnosis and Treatment of Root Caries - Michael A. Cochran and Bruce A. Matis
13. Fluoride-Releasing Materials - John O. Burgess and Xiaoming Xu
14. Class 5 Restorations - J. D. Overton, Mark L. LittleStar, and Clifford B. Starr
15. Natural Tooth Bleaching - Van B. Haywood and Thomas G. Berry
16. Porcelain Veneers - Jeffrey S. Rouse and J. William Robbins
17. Anterior Ceramic Crowns - Jeffrey S. Rouse
18. Esthetic Inlays and Onlays - J. William Robbins and Dennis J. Fasbinder
19. Cast-Gold Restorations - Patrice P. Fan and Thomas G. Berry
20. Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth - J. William Robbins

Preface

Dental educators and practicing dentists have, at times, been slow to respond to advances in dental materials and techniques. Operative dentistry, in particular, has often been influenced more by history and tradition than by science. Until recently, many restorative procedures taught in dental schools and practiced by dentists were based primarily on Dr G. V. Black’s classic textbook, A Work on Operative Dentistry, published in 1908. The many advances in materials and instrumentation, linked with the development of reliable dental adhesives, have allowed us to modify many of Black’s original concepts to more conservative, tooth-preserving procedures and to offer a much wider range of restorative options. Black was, indeed, one of dentistry’s greatest innovators and original thinkers. Were he alive today, he would be leading the advance of new technology and innovation. We best honor his memory not by clinging to concepts of the past but rather by looking to recent scientific innovations and incorporating them into our practices and dental school curricula.

This textbook is about contemporary operative dentistry. It is a blend of traditional, time-proven methods and recent scientific developments. Whereas preparations for cast-gold restorations have changed relatively little over the years, preparations for amalgam and resin composite restorations are smaller and require removal of less sound tooth structure because of the development of adhesive technologies. While we still use many luting agents in the traditional manner, adhesive cements provide greater retention for cast restorations and allow expanded use of ceramic and resin composite materials. Many concepts of caries management and pulpal protection have changed drastically as well. It is our hope that this textbook, which represents an ardent effort to present current concepts and the latest scientific evidence in restorative and preventive dentistry, will be helpful to students, educators, and practicing dentists during this time of rapidly developing technologies.

Several themes echo throughout this textbook. The first is the attempt to provide a scientific basis for the concepts described. The authors are clinically active, and many are engaged in clinical and laboratory research in the areas of cariology, restorative dentistry, and/or dental materials. Whenever possible, the diagnosis and treatment options described are based on current research findings. When convincing evidence is not available, we have attempted to present a consensus founded on a significant depth of experience and informed thought.

A second theme reflected in the book is our commitment to conservative dentistry. The treatment modalities described involve the preservation of as much sound tooth structure as possible within the framework of the existing destruction and the patient’s expectations for esthetic results. When disease necessitates a restoration, it should be kept as small as possible. However, it must be kept in mind that a conservative philosophy is also based on predictability. The treatment that is most predictable in terms of functional and esthetic longevity, based as much as possible on scientific evidence, must also be considered the most conservative. Therefore, when an extensive amount of tooth structure has been destroyed and remaining cusps are significantly weakened, occlusal coverage with a restoration may be the most predictable, and therefore most conservative treatment. When portions of axial tooth surfaces are healthy, their preservation is desirable. In the conservative philosophy on which this book is based, a complete-coverage restoration (complete crown) is generally considered the least desirable treatment alternative, unless the tooth condition is such that a complete-coverage restoration will provide the most predictable clinical outcome.

The book describes techniques for the restoration of health, function, and esthetics of individual teeth and the dentition as a whole. Included are descriptions of direct conservative restorations fabricated from dental amalgam, resin composite, and resin-ionomer materials. Also detailed are techniques for partial- and complete-coverage indirect restorations of gold alloy, porcelain, metal-ceramic, and resin composite. The second edition brought greater depth to the subjects that were a part of the first edition and was expanded to include more information related to esthetic dentistry. The third edition has been updated with new information based on evidence reported since the second edition. Because of this new evidence, reference lists have been expanded. New authors were added to 9 chapters. There are only 20 chapters in the third edition instead of the 21 in the second edition because the publisher and editors wanted only a single chapter on cast-gold restorations.

This edition has also undergone a change in editorship with the addition of Tom Hilton, who contributed chapters for the first two editions, as an editor. He participated in the planning, editing, and revision of this textbook as a whole.

As in the previous editions, the primary objective in producing this book is to provide students and practitioners with current and practical concepts of prevention and management of caries as a disease and of restoration of individual teeth. It is our hope that the changes made in this edition will make it of greater benefit to those who use it.

Edited by James B. Summitt, J. William Robbins, Thomas J. Hilton, and Richard S. Schwartz
Illustrations by Jose dos Santos, Jr

Reviews

“The editors and contributing authors have produced a text that goes beyond operative dentistry. This text would be excellent for dental students and would be an extraordinary reference text for the practicing restorative dentist.”
Parag R. Kachalia, DDS
Journal of Prosthodontics November/December 2006

“This book is very comprehensive, not only talking about intra-coronal restorations but cast restorations too. In addition to the technical side of operative dentistry, it manages to talk about patient assessment, treatment planning and the limitations of each treatment. This book is brilliant, comprehensive, and accurate.”
The GDP April 2010