Scriptum 2nd year summer semester lectures

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Contents
Lecture One

Object, aim and tasks of conservative dental medicine phantom course. Dental caries - main points and classification. Treatment methods. Basic principles of dental caries treatment through restoration. First basic principle. Types of cavities. Basic cavity elements. Requirements for cavity design / 7

Lecture Two

Principles of cavity preparation. Practical application of cavity preparation principles - cavity preparation stages / 27

Lecture Three

Dental amalgam - different types of alloys. Composition, chemical reactions / 49

Lecture Four

Cavity preparation for dental amalgam - part I. Class I cavity preparation - indications, basic design. Characterization of basic cavity configurations. Instruments and preparation techniques / 65

Lecture Five

Cavity preparation for dental amalgam - part II. Class II cavity preparation -indications, basic design. Characteristics of main cavity configurations. Instalments and preparation techniques /81

Lecture Six

Cavity preparation for dental amalgam - part III. Class V cavity preparation -indications, basic design. Characterization of basic cavity configurations. Instruments and preparation techniques /105

Frequently asked questions / 111 List of sources for the figures /113