Inlays and Onlays are indirect fillings made of porcelain that fit into and onto the affected tooth. Their purpose is to make the tooth stronger by holding it together while retaining a natural and aesthetically pleasing colour.

Inlays and Onlays are used in cases when there is deficient tooth structure to support a filling but the tooth do not require a crown.

These indirect fillings are similar to regular fillings (composite fillings), with the exception being that they are permanently cemented by one’s dentist and are made in our dental labratory as opposed to being molded to shape in one s mouth.

These fillings has two different forms:

• Inlays : which fit into the space remaining after the decay of an old filling or cavity has been removed.

• Onlays (partial crowns): which sit on the tooth and builds up its shape.

Receiving porcelain inlays or onlays requires 2-3 visits in our clincic. In the first visit, the decay of an old filling or cavity will be removed and an impression will taken. During the second visit, this temporary filling will removed and the indirect filling is goind to fitted.