Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics

Book Synopsis: The fourth edition of this popular undergraduate text has been updated and expanded to reflect new research, materials, and techniques in fixed prosthodontics, with the addition of more than 350 new illustrations and three new chapters on the restoration of implants. It is designed to serve as an introduction to restorative dentistry techniques using fixed partial dentures and cast metal, metal-ceramic, and all-ceramic restorations, providing the background knowledge needed by the novice and serving as a refresher for the practitioner or graduate student. Specific techniques and instruments are discussed, and updated information has been added to cover new cements, new impression materials and equipment, and changes in soft tissue management methods used during impression procedures. New articulators, facebows, and concepts of occlusion have been added, along with precise ways of making removable dies. Different ways of handling edentulous ridges with defects that provide better control over the functional and cosmetic outcome are also presented. Finally, the topics of esthetic and implant restorations, which have become increasingly emphasized in dental practice, are given greater attention. Contents 1. An Introduction to Fixed Prosthodontics 2. Fundamentals of Occlusion 3. Articulators 4. Interocclusal Records 5. Articulation of Casts 6. Treatment Planning for Single-Tooth Restorations 7. Treatment Planning for the Replacement of Missing Teeth 8. Fixed Partial Denture and Implant Configurations 9. Principles of Tooth Preparations 10. Preparations for Full Coverage Crowns 11. Preparations for Partial Coverage Crowns 12. Preparations for Intracoronal Restorations 13. Preparations for Severely Debilitated Teeth 14. Preparations for Periodontally Weakened Teeth 15. Provisional Restorations 16. Fluid Control and Soft Tissue Management 17. Impressions 18. Working Casts and Dies 19. Wax Patterns 20. Investing and Casting 21. Cementation and Bonding 22. Esthetic Considerations 23. All-Ceramic Restorations 24. Metal-Ceramic Restorations 25. Pontics and Edentulous Ridges 26. Solder Joints and Other Connectors 27. Restoration of Osseointegrated Dental Implants 28. Single-Tooth Implant Restoration 29. Multiple-Tooth Implant Restoration