A Practical Approach to Operative Dentistry. Gordon B. Gray

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright Page

      4  Preface

      5  About the Companion Website

      6  Section I: Restorative Dentistry 1 Instruments Diagnosis Operative Management Instrument Tray Handpieces and Burs Matrix Systems Further Reading 2 Isolation Methods of Isolation Further Reading 3 Dental Charting Charting Notations Further Reading 4 Minimally Invasive Dentistry Protocol for Using Minimally Invasive Dentistry Diagnosis Alternative Cavity Classification System Assessment of Caries Risk Reduction in Cariogenic Bacteria Arresting Active Lesions Remineralisation of Carious Lesions and Monitoring Restoration of Cavities Using Minimal Cavity Designs Repairing Defective Restorations Monitoring Cavity Preparation MID for Pits and Fissures MID for Interproximal Lesions Other Examples of a More Minimal Approach to Treatment Further Reading

      7  Section II: Intra‐Coronal Restorations 5 Pit and Fissure Caries Dental Probe Visual Method Visual Method with Magnification Transillumination Bitewing Radiograph Electronic Methods of Fissure Caries Diagnosis Enamel Biopsy Caries Risk Assessment Categorising Fissure Lesions and Selecting a Management Option Sealant Restorations Evidence Based Dentistry International Caries Classification and Management System Clinical Guide to Restoring a Tooth Using a Sealant Restoration Technique Clinical Guide to Restoring a Posterior Tooth with a Composite Resin A Clinical Case Further Reading 6 Posterior Approximal Restorations Tunnel Restorations Removal of the Marginal Ridge Finishing the Restoration The Extensive Restoration Clinical Guide to Restoring an Interproximal Lesion with a Self‐Retentive Box Clinical Guide to Restoring a Class II Lesion with Composite Resin A Clinical Case Clinical Guide to Restoring a Class II Lesion with Amalgam Clinical Guide to Restoring an Extensive Class II Lesion Further Reading 7 Restorations in Anterior Teeth Cavity Design Restoration of Anterior Interproximal Caries Restoration of a Fractured Incisor A Clinical Case Further Reading 8 Restoration of Lesions in Cervical Third Aetiology Factors Increasing Incidence of Lesions Direct