How do I perform a complete restore to Mac using Time Machine

I need to restore my MBP (10.8) from Time Machine backup.  Problem is, when I attempt to perform a full restore it says the last full backup available is a month ago. 
How can I recover all the changes since my last full backup?
I've reestored the last full backup, but I've now "lost" all changes made since the last full backup.  I can open Time Machine and view or restore individual files, but that's tedious and error prone (bound to miss a few).
How can I perform a FULL restore.  ie. Back to the last backup (the full backup from a month ago), and then recover all changes made up until the last "incremental" backup - which only included the changes?
Alternatively, how can I identify all changes from last FULL backup to the last "incremental".

Insert its first original DVD, restart with the Option key held down, click on it, use the Disk Utility to erase the internal drive, and install a new OS.
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