Preservation and Restoration of Tooth Structure

Graham J. Mount is a Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, Australia and has a lifetime track record of promoting and delivering advances in the quality of patient care in areas related to both prevention and tooth restoration.Wyatt R. Hume is a Senior Consultant with the Academy for Academic Leadership in Atlanta, former Professor and Chair of Restorative Dentistry at the University of California, San Francisco and former Dean of the School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.Hien C. Ngo is Professor and Dean of the School of Dentistry, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.Mark S. Wolff is Professor and Chair of the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care and Associate Dean for Pre-doctoral Clinical Education at the New York University College of Dentistry, USA.

• Contributors, viiAcknowledgments, ixAbout the Companion Website, xiIntroduction, xiii1 The Oral Environment and the Main Causes of Tooth Structure Loss, 1J. Kaidonis, G.C. Townsend, J. McIntyre, L.C. Richards, and W.R. Hume2 Dental Caries: Management of Early Lesions and the Disease Process, 23G.J. Mount, H.C. Ngo, W.R. Hume, and M.S. Wolff3 Dental Caries: Activity and Risk Assessment as a Logical and Effective Path to Both Prevention and Cure, 33H.C. Ngo, M.S. Wolff and W.R. Hume4 Non‐Carious Tooth Structure Loss: Diagnosis, Risk and Activity Assessment and Clinical Management, 51J. Kaidonis, L.C. Richards, G.C. Townsend and G.S. Heithersay5 Aids to Remineralization, 67M. Fontana, L.J. Walsh, B.T. Amaechi and H.C. Ngo6 Systems for Classifying Defects of the Exposed Tooth Surface, 81G.J. Mount, W.R. Hume, H.C. Ngo and M.S. Wolff7 Principles of Cavity Design for the Restoration of Advanced Lesions, 87G.J. Mount and H.C. Ngo8 Instruments Used in Cavity Preparation, 117G.J. Mount, L.J. Walsh and A.M. Brostek9 Glass‐Ionomer Materials, 139G.J. Mount and H.C. Ngo10 Resin‐Based Composite Restorative Materials, 169A.U.J. Yap, J.C.L. Neo, V. Thompson and M.S. Wolff11 Silver Amalgam, 181G.J. Mount and H.C. Ngo12 Pulpal Responses, Pulp Protection and Pulp Therapy, 193W.R. Hume, W.L.K. Massey, G.J. Mount and G.S. Heithersay13 Choosing Between Restoration Modalities, 213G.J. Mount, M.S. Wolff and H.C. Ngo14 Caries in Young Children: Special Considerations in Aetiology and Management, 223W.K. Seow and H.C. Ngo15 Oral Care of Older People, 235A.W.G. Walls and I.A. Pretty16 Lifestyle Factors Affecting Tooth Structure Loss, 245L.J. Walsh and P.J. Ford17 Periodontal Considerations in Tooth Restoration, 265G.J. Mount18 Occlusion as It Relates to Restoration of Individual Teeth, 277G.J. Mount19 Failures of Individual Restorations and Their Management, 289G.J. MountIndex, 299