The book “indirect restorations” was conceived with the objective to help professional colleagues and students mastering clinical manifestations of indirect restorations. The 2ndedition is comprehensively improved covering all aspects of indirect restorations, namely post and cores, inlays and onlays, full and partial veneer crowns, laminates along with principles of tooth preparation, failures and management, and also clinical manifestations of placing indirect restorations. The book contains >300 colored photographs and line diagrams depicting clinical features at depth. The important points in the text are highlighted in the boxes for making a quick review. Special emphasis has been given to the clinical aspects of occlusion, luting agents, and the impression materials. Esthetics being an integral part of restorative dentistry, the chapter on shade matching and its implications has been exhaustively described. The language of the text is kept simple and lucid which will help students, teachers, and the general practitioner to understand the subject easily. Summarizing the book will be an asset for all interested in the subject of “restorative dentistry.”
