An indispensable textbook...• Since 1968 onwards Sturdevant’s Art and Science of Operative Dentistry has been the foundational text on Operative Dentistry• Amalgamates both theoretical and clinical knowledge, and is supported by extensive laboratory studies and clinical research• Presents an illustrated step-by-step approach to preventive, restorative and esthetic dentistry• Provides a thorough understanding of dental caries and gives an evidence-based approach to itsprevention and clinical managementNew to Third South Asia Edition…• Reader friendly: 24 chapters that are adapted keeping in mind the curriculum needs of bothundergraduate and postgraduate students with clinical notes, illustrated diagrams, flowcharts, boxes and tables• Full colour design: Incorporates more than 900 illustrations including colour photos, around 100 tables and boxes to make the comprehensive clinical techniques more understandable• Added chapter: Endodontics Applied to Operative Dentistry• Important clinical protocol revisions in various chapters including: Periodontology Applied toRestorative Dentistry, Colour and Shade Matching in Operative Dentistry, Digital Dentistry in OperativeDentistry and Resin Bonded Splints and Bridges have been updated in this edition• Digital resources: Three online chapters for additional study