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Inlays and onlays allow for the preservation and conservation of healthy tooth structure while strengthening it at the same time. The two-visit process is such. After preparing and impressing, using new high tech porcelain materials a small filling is fabricated in our cosmetic lab from the impression to custom fit and perfectly match your tooth color. The inlay or onlay is then bonded onto your tooth to become “one”, natural looking tooth. And because of the strength of the bonding, there is no need to cut away chunks of healthy tooth structure or grind the tooth down to a stub for the sake of retention. Only the decay and damaged tooth structure are removed
An inlay is the preferred treatment when tooth decay or damage lies within the cusp tips of the tooth.
An onlay is the needed treatment if the extent of damage is greater; requiring the new restoration to cover the entire chewing surface of one or more tooth cusp tips.
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