Nisha Garg MDS (Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics)
Ex Resident, PGIMER,
Chandigarh
Ex Resident, Government Dental College,
Patiala
Presently at, Manav Rachna Dental College
Faridabad, Haryana India
Amit Garg MDS (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
Ex Resident, Government Dental College, PGIMS
Rohtak
Presently at, Manav Rachna Dental College
Faridabad, Haryana India
Foreword Dr Ravi Kapur
Jitendar P Vij
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Textbook of Operative Dentistry
© 2010, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
All rights reserved. No part of this publication should be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the authors and the publisher.
First Edition: 2010
9788184487756
Typeset at JPBMP typesetting unit
Printed at Ajanta Offset
4Dedicated to
Our Parents
And
Beloved Daughter “Prisha”
6Foreword
A textbook written with the undergraduate students in mind has seldom come in my hands till I went through the contents of the book in question. I am extremely pleased with the efforts put by authors in penning down the chapters in a systematic and flowing order such that one leads to the other. The commendable expression of the text has been painstakingly selected for the student to understand and grasp the subject of Operative Dentistry. The Flow charts and the apt illustrations add to the understandability of the subject in various chapters. The authors who have already written two well-accepted books have left no stone unturned to include each and every part of the subject. They have tried to drive into the minds of students the basics along with reference to the advancements in the field of Operative Dentistry. I recognize it as a perfect blend of the age-old accepted concepts with the emerging trends. I would recommend it as a must-read book for one and all in the specific branch of dentistry.
Ravi Kapur
Registrar
MM University Mullana
Dean Dental Faculty MMU Mullana
Professor and Head
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
MM College of Dental Sciences and Research
Mullana, Ambala
India
8Preface
Operative dentistry is one of the oldest branches of dental sciences forming the central part of dentistry as practised in primary care. The clinical practice of operative dentistry is ever evolving as a result of improved understanding of etiology, prevention and management of common dental diseases. The advances and developments within last two decades have drastically changed the scope of this subject.
Since effective practice of operative dentistry requires not only excellent manual skills but also both understanding of disease process and properties of dental materials available for use. The main objective of this book is to provide students with the knowledge required while they are developing necessary clinical skills and attitude in their undergraduate and postgraduate training in operative dentistry. We have tried to cover wide topics like cariology, different techniques and materials available for restorations, recent concepts in management of carious lesions, infection control, minimally intervention dentistry and nanotechnology.
So we can say that after going through this book, the reader should be able to:
- Understand basics of cariology, its prevention and conservative management.
- Tell indications and contraindications of different dental materials.
- Apply modern pulp protective regimens.
- Know the importance of treating the underlying causes of patient's problems, not just the restoration of the damage that has occurred.
- Select suitable restorative materials for restoration of teeth.
- Know recent advances and techniques like Minimally Intervention Dentistry (MID), nanotechnology, lasers, diagnosis of caries and advances in dental materials.
Nisha Garg
Amit Garg
10Acknowledgments
The two and a half years taken to compile this project have been a voyage of discovery for us. We have come to realize that undertaking of this magnitude cannot be completed single handedly without the help, support and contribution of various people.
First and foremost, we bow in gratitude to Almighty God for endowing us strength, courage and confidence in accomplishing this endeavor to best of our abilities. Without his blessings, we could not have completed this project.
Since a textbook is product of never ending efforts and contributions, words fall short to express our feelings for persons who helped us.
We express our special thanks to staff of Government Dental College, Patiala, Dr Raghuvir Singh Kang, Dr Jagvinder Singh Mann, Dr Daminder Singh, Dr Sheetal Bansal and Dr Parul Dham for their guidance, suggestions and valuable support.
We are specially thankful to Dr Navjot Singh Khurana for providing us illustrations and important matter to be used in this book.
We offer our humble gratitude and sincere thanks to Mr OP Bhalla (Chairman) and Mr Amit Bhalla (Vice-Chairman), MRDC, Faridabad for providing healthy and encouraging environment for our work.
We shall express our sincere thanks to Dr AK Kapoor, Principal, MRDC, Faridabad who always appreciated our over-occupation and inspired us to learn more and more.
We would like to express our thanks to staff of Department of Operative Dentistry, MRDC, Faridabad, Dr Arundeep Singh, Dr Manish Gupta, Dr Sarika and Dr Sandhya Kapoor, for their “ready to help” attitude, constant guidance and positive criticism which helped in improvement of this book.
We are grateful to Dr Pankaj Dhawan (Dean Academics) and Dr SK Mangal (Medical Superintendent) for their support and constant encouragement.
We are thankful to Dr MK Anand (Medical Superintendent), Dr Vishal Juneja and staff of Prodental, Faridabad for providing illustration to be used in this book.
We are very much thankful to our friend Dr Manoj Hans (KD Dental College, Mathura) for valuable suggestions.
We are thankful to Shri Jitendar P Vij (Chairman and Managing Director), Mr Tarun Duneja (Director-Publishing) and staff of Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, for all encouragement as well as for bringing out this book in an excellent form.
Last but not the least, we are thankful to students of this country, who appreciated our previous books “Textbook of Endodontics” and “Review of Endodontics and Operative Dentistry” and encouraged us to venture out this project.