This Second South Asia edition of Sturdevant’s Art and Science of Operative Dentistry has been signifcantly revised in order to streamline the text and improve readability. The order and content of chapters have been reorganized keeping in mind the needs of both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Five new chapters, namely ‘Periodontology Applied to Operative Dentistry’, ‘Colour and Shade Matching in Operative Dentistry’, ‘Light Curing in Operative Dentistry’, ‘Digital Dentistry in Operative Dentistry’ and ‘Resin-Bonded Splints and Bridges‘ have been included in this edition. In addition, the book is now in full colour. The line art for the book has been completely redrawn in full colour to better show techniques and details, and new, full colour photos have been added where appropriate, and highlighted important concepts and clinical tips for the beneft of the student and clinician. To publish this edition on the year we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of the First Edition is a milestone for Operative Dentistry. I am honored to have had the opportunity to work on and present the Second South Asia Edition.

Contents

Chapter 1 Clinical Significance of Dental Anatomy, Histology, Physiology and Occlusion
Chapter 2 Dental Caries: Etiology, Clinical Characteristics, Risk Assessment and Management
Chapter 3 Patient Assessment, Examination, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Chapter 4 Infection Control
Chapter 5 Pain Control for Operative Dentistry
Chapter 6 Dental Biomaterials
Chapter 7 Instruments and Equipment for Tooth Preparation
Chapter 8 Preliminary Considerations for Operative Dentistry
Chapter 9 Dentin Hypersensitivity
Chapter 10 Periodontology Applied to Operative Dentistry
Chapter 11 Fundamentals of Tooth Preparation and Pulp Protection
Chapter 12 Introduction to Silver Amalgam
Chapter 13 Clinical Technique for Amalgam Restorations
Chapter 14 Complex Amalgam Restorations
Chapter 15 Fundamental Concepts of Enamel and Dentin Adhesion
Chapter 16 Introduction to Composite Resins
Chapter 17 Colour and Shade Matching in Restorative Dentistry
Chapter 18 Light Curing of Restorative Materials
Chapter 19 Clinical Technique for Direct Composite Resin and Glass Ionomer Restorations
Chapter 20 Non-Carious Lesions and Their Management
Chapter 21 Additional Conservative Esthetic Procedures
Chapter 22 Digital Dentistry in Operative Dentistry
Chapter 23 Class II Cast Metal Restorations
Chapter 24 Direct Gold Restorations
Chapter 25 Resin-bonded Splints and Bridges
Chapter 26 Class III and V Amalgam Restorations
Chapter 27 Additional Information on Instruments and Equipment for Tooth Preparation