Restore Decayed Teeth With Inlays and Onlays
Protect your teeth from further decay and improve the appearance of your smile with inlays or onlays. Inlays and onlays are excellent alternatives to dental fillings and crowns. Your dentist in Holland, OH, may recommend either of them when damage to the teeth is too large for fillings but not extensive enough to require replacement crowns. They also serve as good replacements for old fillings. When to Get Inlays or Onlays Both inlays and onlays are dental solutions that restore chipped or decayed teeth as well as improve function. They strengthen and preserve more of the tooth structure since less drilling is required compared to getting fillings or dental crowns. Inlays An inlay is the next best solution where dental fillings cannot work to repair a chipped or decayed tooth. It is more durable than fillings and is ideal for covering a small gap that forms in between the cusp (pointed or rounded edges of the tooth surface). The inlay is fabricated in the lab, typically fro...