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J Conserv DentJ Conserv DentJCDJournal of Conservative Dentistry : JCD0972-07070974-5203Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd India JCD-21-45910.4103/JCD.JCD_283_18Book ReviewIndirect restorations in dental practice: Second edition Sikri Vimal K. Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, IndiaAddress for correspondence: Dr. Vimal K. Sikri, 10, Circular Road, Amritsar - 143 001, Punjab, India. E-mail: vimalsikri@gmail.comJul-Aug 2018 21 4 459 459 Sikri Vimal K  , editor. 2nd 2017 . CBS publishers : New Delhi . 2017 .  ISBN: 978-93-86217-75-2. 308 . Rs. 495 . Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Conservative Dentistry2018This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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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.”