The scope of the second edition of this book is as earlier to be simple yet comprehensive which serve as an introductory for dental students. This book covers basic tooth anatomy, cutting instruments, principles of tooth preparation, dental materials and their manipulation so as to have fundamental knowledge before handling patients in the clinics.Emphasis is laid upon the language which is simple, understandable and exclusively designed for beginners in conservative dentistry.The line diagrams are in an expressive interpretation of tooth preparation procedures, which are worked upon and simplified to render them more comprehensive and comparable with real photographs.