Inlays and onlays
An inlay will incorporate the pits and fissures of a tooth, mainly encompassing the chewing surface between the cusps.
An onlay will involve one or more cusps being covered. If all cusps and the entire surface of the tooth is covered this is then known as a crown.
Dental Inlay:-
Inlays are a special type of filling that can address cavities and other damage.
Dental Onlays:-
Onlays also fit inside the tooth, but extend onto the chewing surface of a back tooth to replace one or more cusps. In the past, onlays were made only of gold, but like inlays, more and more patients request a tooth-colored onlay.
Advantages:-
- Inlays and Onlays can restore a tooth compromised by moderate decay or damage.
- These restorations are more comprehensive than dental fillings but more conservative than dental crowns.
- There are several noteworthy advantages of inlays and Onlays. These restorations can be expertly fabricated in a laboratory or milled using CAD/CAM (computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture) technology.
- Using high-quality materials, inlays and onlays can be shade-matched to blend with your smile for beautiful, natural-looking results.
