Composite Dental Inlays distinguishing choiced to restore small surface damage

It's filling within the biting surface of the tooth used by Propdental dentists as indirect dental restorations to cover cavities in back teeth and after endodonthics treatment to strength and conserving tooth tissue.

Difference between Inlays & Onlays

Inlays, onlays and overlays are similar dental restorations used to cover big cavities in back teeth that cannot be filled by composite resin because of its dimension.

The difference between them is that inlays cover a small part of the bitting surface of a back tooth, while onlays extends over the bitting surface but also other parts of the tooth, extending to replace a cusp. Meanwhile, overlays completely cover the tooth crown.

They are permanent restorations than cannot be taken off and offer perfect aesthetic and chewing functions to the patient who has an important cavity in his teeth. They are a perfect alternative when a tooth is too damaged to support a composite filling but not damaged enough for a dental crown.

Capping a damaged tooth unnecessarily with a dental crown removes more tooth structure than needed. But a large dental filling can weaken the remaining structure of the tooth, causing the tooth to break, crack or eventually need a root canal. Inlays and onlays are the perfect restoration to solve this problem. They give your tooth the strength of a crown without need of removing remaining structure.

Thanks to the biocompatibility, optical properties, color stability and good mechanical strength, dental porcelain onlays are a breakthrough in conservative cosmetic dentistry that can replace the use of crowns when the tooth has enough remaining tooth structure.