Preface Dedication PART I: Preparing the dental office and the patient for restorative treatments Chapter 1 Equipment, ergonomics and magnification workflow 1.1 Tools and equipment 1.1.1 Dental Operating Microscope - overview and brief history 1.1.2 Minimally invasive instruments for tooth preparation 1.1.3 Instruments for direct restorations 1.
1.4 Dental matrices 1.1.5 Instruments and materials for finishing and polishing 1.1.6 Lamps for light curing materials 1.1.7 Photo/video documentation of cases 1.
2 Materials 1.2.1 Materials for pulp protection 1.2.2 Materials for long term restorations 1.3 Ergonomics of treatments. Four handed dentistry 1.3.
1 Instruments transfer 1.3.2 Indirect vision (with mirror) and patient positioning Chapter 2 Diagnosis, planning, work protocol 2.1 Anamnesis, examination, complementary investigations, diagnosis 2.2 Making and communicating a treatment plan 2.3 Direct restoration - clinical steps and working protocol Chapter 3 Pre restorative procedures 3.1 Techniques for replicating a pre-existing morphology 3.1.
1 Impression of the occlusal surface to produce an occlusal key --"Stamp technique" 3.1.2 Impression of the palatal surface of the frontals --"Palatal silicone key technique" 3.1.3 Impression of buccal and oral embrasures with liquid rubber dam and classic matrix ring "Custom ring technique". 3.2 Deep Margin Acquisition (DMA) techniques 3.2.
1 Deep margin elevation 3.2.2 Gingivectomy 3.2.3 Crown lengthening 3.2.4 Surgical Partial Extraction/ Extrusion Technique (PET) 3.2.
5 Orthodontic extrusion 3.3 Rubber dam isolation 3.4 Adjacent tooth and papilla protection techniques (prewedging and wedgeguard) 3.5 Cavity design and preparation techniques 3.6 Cavity finishing and evaluation 3.6.1 Cavities checking with caries detectors 3.6.
2 Cavity beveling 3.6.3 Teeth separation 3.7 Techniques for limiting and delaying the treatment 3.7.1 Pulpal protection 3.7.2 Indirect pulp capping 3.
7.3 Direct pulp capping PART II: Direct restorations Chapter 4 Contact points. Direct proximal wall restoration using centripetal techniques 4.1 Techniques for posterior teeth using different types of materials and layering strategies 4.1.1 Oblique and split layering technique 4.1.2 Technique based on precured flowable composite on gingival edge 4.
1.3 Technique based on co-cured flowable composite on gingival edge (SnowPlow) 4.1.4 Marginal ridge technique with flowable bulk and packable composite 4.1.5 Open Sandwich Technique (with GIC/ Giomers/ Flowable composite) 4.1.6 Bulk fill technique 4.
1.7 Injection moulding technique 4.2 Techniques for posterior teeth using different matrices related strategies 4.2.1 Saddle matrix technique 4.2.2 Circular matrix technique 4.2.
3 Single matrix technique for mirror cavities 4.2.4 Two-matrix technique for mirror cavities 4.2.5 Matrix-in-matrix technique 4.2.6 Transparent contoured celluloid matrix technique 4.3 Techniques for direct restoration of frontal teeth 4.
3.1 Technique using a metal contoured sectional matrix 4.3.2 Technique using celluloid contoured sectional matrix 4.3.3 Straight celluloid tape technique 4.3.4 Free-hand modelling technique 4.
3.5 Cotton roll Teflon tape technique 4.3.6 Diastema closure or reduction Chapter 5 Layering and morphology modelling techniques 5.1 Anterior teeth 5.1.1 Anatomic stratification technique (of Lorenzo Vanini) for fourth class cavities 5.1.
2 Additive restoration techniques for incisal edges 5.1.3 Simplified layering technique for fourth- and third-class cavities 5.1.4 Monoshade technique 5.2 Posterior teeth 5.2.1 Successive cusp technique 5.
2.2 Symmetric cusp technique 5.2.3 Simultaneous cusp technique 5.2.4 Stamp technique 5.2.5 Essential lines technique 5.
2.6 Bilaminar technique Chapter 6 Restorative techniques for cervical lesions 6.1 Key features of the cervical area 6.2 Isolation, cavity preparation and choice of materials 6.3 Working technique Chapter 7 Finishing, polishing and occlusal adaptation techniques 7.1 Contour finishing and excess removal 7.2 Finishing the shape and occlusal adaptation 7.3 Surface finishing and roughness reduction 7.
4 Finishing and polishing of direct restorations of anterior teeth PART II: Additive direct and indirect restorations Chapter 8 Injection moulding - for incisal edges and direct onlays 8.1 Indications, materials 8.2 Injection moulding working protocol 8.3 Special features for anterior teeth. Palatal veneers and incisal edges 8.4 Special features for posterior teeth - direct onlays 8.5 Vailatti 3-step technique of complex restoration with increasing of VDO Chapter 9 Indirect restorations 9.1 Tooth preparation 9.
2 Immediate Dentin Sealing (IDS) and preparation optimization 9.3 Re preparation. Definitive preparation of the margins. Relocation of stress 9.4 Impression and provisional restoration 9.5 Cementation Chapter 10 Managing failures 10.1 Decision to partially or fully replace damaged direct restorations 10.2 Failures of indirect restorations.