Operative Dentistry - A Practical Guide to Recent Innovations

This book describes the most recent developments in operative dentistry and is aimed at senior students and general dental practitioners. It describes techniques in a manner applicable to everyday practice. It has color illustrations and describes contemporary developments in operative dentistry. Recent developments in caries detection techniques and treatment are covered, as well as the use of the latest composite and porcelain restorative materials.


Hugh Devlin is a senior lecturer in restorative Dentistry at the University o Manchester, UK. He has published numerous articles in prestigious journals and contributed to a number of textbooks. With Springer he published 'Complete Dentures' in 2001. He is the President-elect of the International Association for Dentail Research & American Association for Dental Research and serves on the board of the International Journal of Prosthodontics.