New to this edition - More instruments and materials added - New exercises: (i) Beading and boxing of maxillary and mandibular edentulous impressions, (ii) Making of the primary cast with a base from primary edentulous impressions (iii) All ceramics crown preparation for mandibular first molar tooth Additional Features - Complimentary access to full e-book - Procedural videos

The second edition of Preclinical Manual of Prosthodontics is revised and updated to include some more preclinical exercises as well as instruments and materials in the same format of step-by-step illustrations of the various laboratory exercises, which students have to learn and perform in their 2nd Year BDS course for the preclinical prosthodontics examination. This is the only book of its kind that would serve as a guide for learning as well as practicing the exercises on their model in the class. Chapter 1: Synopsis of Preclinical Prosthodontics: discusses Complete Dentures, Removable Partial Dentures and Fixed Partial Dentures Chapter 2: Instruments and Materials: includes clear description of every instruments and material a student is expected to know, identify and use before entering the clinical section Chapter 3: Preclinical Exercise: provides step-by-step representation along with explanation of all laboratory exercises a student has to perform with relevant figures Chapter 4: Common Viva Questions: provides commonly asked questions to help students prepare for their viva voce exam Chapter 5: Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms: contains an exhaustive list of commonly asked prosthodontic terms

Concise Prosthodontics is a comprehensive exam preparatory manual written in question and answer format as per the syllabus prescribed by the Dental Council of India. Tailor-made answers to the frequently asked examination questions are provided. The book has more than 332 line illustrations , numerous flowcharts and tables to make the text self-explanatory. The book is primarily meant for undergraduate students but will also be helpful to postgraduate students for reference purpose. - Covers the entire syllabus prescribed by the Dental Council of India in the form of questions and answer - Provides simple, comprehensive and complete answers to questions - Has Key Facts at the end of each chapter for quick recapitulation of the learnt topics - Includes Question Bank at the end of the book to complete the preparation for exams - Line diagrams are used extensively to improve understanding and reproducibility - Primarily for UGs but will also be useful for students preparing for PG entrance exams Complimentary access to enhanced e book along with chapterwise FAQs

This book comprehensively covers the course on Preclinical Conservative Dentistry as prescribed to second-year BDS students. It has been written with the main objective of training the students in the preclinical labs with perfection. The guidelines provided will subsequently enable the students to manage their patients most effectively. Salient Features: • Simple and easy-to-understand language accompanied with numerous photographs, line diagrams, illustrations and tables • New chapters included • Evaluation tables provided to help the students self evaluate their preparations and restorations • Key points given at the end of each chapter which summarise the entire chapter, a feature which can be best utilised for quick revision • Self-assessment questions given at the end of each chapter to help the students prepare for their viva

The book aims in simplifying laboratory procedures in prosthodontics which solves the practical difficulties encountered by students. It comprises of pictorial representations, and the clinical application of each laboratory procedure. This will enable the student to observe, improve self-learning and also learn the text corresponding to each picture grasping the most probable exam questions. The target audience are not only undergraduate students it will be a refresher for first year Post graduate students and also of great help to Dental technicians. The learning ability of the students is more when they see pictures rather reading text explaining facts to which they aren’t exposed initially. The book doesn’t fail to include all short citation pertaining to each picture portrayed. Hence when a student is given an opportunity to read such books it will help them to retain, reproduce, perform and practice better.