Inlays and Onlays

What are Inlay and Onlay restorations?

Decayed or badly chipped teeth can not only affect your self-esteem but can negatively impact the health of your teeth. Dental inlays and onlays can be used to repair decayed or damaged teeth and they are recommended to restore teeth that are too badly decayed or chipped for a regular filling. Composite or porcelain inlays and onlays have a precise fit.

Inlays and Onlays at Puresmile Ealing Dental & Implants in Ealing, West London are a durable, strong and natural looking restoration that is more conservative and easier to fit than a crown and are most commonly used for the back molar teeth. Inlays and onlays can strengthen the tooth structure and are made to fit exactly into your tooth cavity and are bonded into place, making them strong and hard wearing.

What is the difference between an inlay and onlay?

Whether to use an inlay or an onlay depends on the location and severity of tooth damage. Inlays treat extensive internal damage, while onlays treat tooth surface deterioration.Inlays and onlays offer a conservative preparation that preserves as much healthy tooth as possible. And they are not likely to discolour over time.

Inlays and onlays will last between five and fifteen years on average, but this is mostly dependent on the amount of stress they endure and the patient’s oral hygiene. With proper care inlays and onlays can be longlasting.

Inlays & Onlays FAQs

What are Inlay and Onlay restorations?

These type of restorations are used to repair decayed or damaged teeth. They are recommended when your tooth needs more support than a regular filling.

What is the difference between the two?

Inlays are recommended to replace the inside biting portion of a tooth when the healthy structure remains on the outside biting portion of the tooth. Onlays are used to replace broken cusps or to add strength to compromised areas around the perimeter of the tooth.

Why can I just get a filling?

A large dental filling can weaken the remaining healthy structure of the tooth, causing the tooth to break, crack or eventually need root canal therapy. The forces of your bite can perpetuate this damage because a filling can simply not withstand these forces over time.

What is the advantage of Inlays/Onlays over Crowns?

Inlays and onlays offer a conservative preparation that preserves as much healthy tooth as possible. They are not likely to discolour over time as tooth-coloured resin fillings often do. Prefabricated composite, porcelain or gold inlays and onlays have a precise fit hence your tooth can be easier to clean. An onlay can protect the weak areas of the tooth.

How long will they last?

While your Ealing dentist always wants to provide you with restorative procedures that last you a long time, virtually no procedure can really be considered permanent in dentistry. Inlays and onlays will last between five and fifteen years on average, but this is mostly dependent on the amount of stress they endure and the patient’s oral hygiene. With proper care Emax inlays, and onlays can last a lifetime.

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