Dental Ceramic Inlay

These inlays and onlays are made from a tough ceramic material which resembles the natural colour of your own teeth and is extremely attractive to view.

Dental ceramic inlay.

An inlay or onlay is a type of material which is placed inside or over the surface of a decayed or damaged tooth and are seen as a good alternative to a crown. They are a more conservative approach than a dental crown because they don t involve the removal of healthy tooth structure. Dental inlays are generally more durable than regular fillings made from composite or amalgam and gold inlays are the most durable and the most expensive of the. Since dental inlays and onlays can be made from durable tooth colored porcelain they offer much more enduring and natural looking results than metal fillings.

With this dental procedure code an inlay is made from either porcelain or ceramic and placed on three or more of those surfaces. Inlays are manufactured from porcelain or composite resin material matching the color of the tooth and provide almost invisible dental restoration while repairing the chewing surface. In addition their customized nature allows dentists to securely bond them to the tooth surface adding structural integrity and preventing bacteria from entering and forming cavities. Dental inlays and onlays are a dental procedure that is used to restore a decayed or damaged tooth to its original condition and can actually strengthen it.

Inlays and onlays are used in molars or premolars when the tooth has experienced too much damage to support a basic filling but not so much damage that a crown is necessary.