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Sturdevant's Art and Science of Operative Dentistry

This detailed and comprehensively illustrated text is a step-by-step approach to restorative and
preventive dentistry. It draws from theory and practice, and is supported by extensive clinical and laboratory research. Based upon the principle that dental caries is a disease, not a lesion, the book provides a thorough understanding of caries and an authoritative approach to treatment and prevention. Now offering a companion Evolve website, this new edition has been updated to address the latest developments.
• Coverage includes diagnosis, instrumentation, preparation, restoration, and prevention, all within a single volume.
• A clear, consistent presentation describes each restorative process in a linear pattern: initial clinical procedures, tooth preparation, and then restorative technique.
• Procedural alternatives include multiple approaches to problems wherever applicable, teaching how to adapt a procedure or technique to answer patient needs.
• More illustrations than any other operative dentistry text, with 2,550 illustrations. Full-color clinical photos illustrate important concepts, such as coloration and shading on natural teeth and prostheses. Computer-assisted design and computer assisted machining (CAD/CAM).
• Esthetic dentistry instruction.
• Chapter outlines begin each chapter and highlight important topics.
• Extensive references.