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1. Introduction to Operative Dentistry 2. Tooth Nomenclature 3. Structure of Teeth 4. Physiology of Tooth Form 5. Occlusion in Operative Dentistry 6. Dental Caries 7. Instruments Used in Operative Dentistry 8. Principles of Tooth Preparation 9. Patient Evaluation, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 10. Patient and Operator Position 11. Isolation of Operating Field 12. Gingival Tissue Management 13. Infection Control in Operative Dentistry 14. Pain Management in Operative Dentistry 15. Matricing 16. Separation of Teeth 17. Pulp Protection 18. Interim Restorations 19. Amalgam Restorations 20. Pin-retained Restorations 21. Direct Filling Gold 22. Cast Metal Restorations 23. Adhesion in Operative Dentistry 24. Composite Restorations 25. Smile Designing in Operative Dentistry 26. Glass Ionomer Cements 27. Dentin Hypersensitivity 28. Tooth Whitening 29. Minimally Intervention Dentistry 30. Noncarious Lesions of Teeth 31. Dental Ceramics 32. Evidence-based Dentistry 33. Nanotechnology in Dentistry 34. Lasers in Operative Dentistry Annexures Index