Introduction, Aims and Scope of Operative Dentistry -- Clinical Aspect of Dental Anatomy, Histology, Physiology and Operative Dentistry -- Occlusion and Operative Dentistry -- Clinical Aspects of Dental Caries -- Patient Evaluation, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning -- Primary Considerations for Operative Procedures -- Color and Shade Matching -- Nomenclature, Classifications and Fundamentals in Cavity Tooth Preparation -- Dental Materials -- Selection of Restorative Materials -- Isolation of the Operating Field -- Instruments and Equipment for Tooth Preparation -- Matrices, Retainers and Wedges (Separators) -- Infection Control -- Pain Control -- Pulp Protection -- Periodontal Aspects of Operative Dentistry -- Amalgam Restorations -- Pin-retained Restoration -- Microleakage -- Finishing and Polishing of Restorations -- Interim Restorations -- Bonding -- Introduction to Composite and other Direct Tooth Colored Restorations -- Direct Composite and Tooth Colored Restoration for Class III, IV, V and VII Cavities -- Direct Composite Restorations for Class I, II and VI Cavity Preparations -- Glass Ionomer Cement -- Indirect Tooth Colored Restorations Cast Metal Restorations -- Restoration of Cervical Lesions -- Conservative Esthetic Procedures -- Direct Gold Restorations -- Restoration of Badly Decayed and Broken-down Teeth -- Restoration of Non-carious Defects -- Restorations and Stomatognathic System -- Management of Discolored Teeth -- Various Designs and Shapes of Margins of Tooth Preparations and Restorations -- Dental Pulp and Endodontic Anatomy -- Endodontic Microbiology -- Therapeutic Agents in Endodontics -- Clinical Diagnostic Procedures -- Diseases of the Dental Pulp and their Diagnosis -- Pulpal Reaction to Caries and Operative Procedures -- Diseases of Periapical Tissues -- Orofacial Dental Pain Referred Pain and Metastasis of Pathology -- Management of Pain and Anxiety -- Case Selection and Treatment Planning -- Endodontic Armamentarium and Sterilization -- Endometrics: An Approach to Pulp Chamber and Root Canals -- Pulp Capping -- Pulpotomy -- Root Canal Preparation: Cleaning, Shaping and Irrigation of the Root Canal System -- Disinfection of Root Canal and Intracanal Medication -- Obturation of Root Canal Systems -- Single Visit Root Canal Treatment -- Traumatic Injuries and their Management -- Endodontic Emergencies and their Management -- Endodontic Periodontal Relations and Perforation Repair -- Endodontic Surgery -- Management of Resorption of Dental Tissues: External and Internal -- Reimplantation, Transplantation and Endodontic Implants -- Bleaching of Vital and Pulpless Teeth -- Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth -- Pediatric Endodontics -- Geriatric Endodontics -- Endodontic Failures and Retreatment -- Miscellaneous.