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Dealing with large carious cavities in your teeth, isn’t simple to restore with direct dental filling, if your dentist says that you need more extensive teeth restoration that covers the large lesion area, you should be sure that these inlays and onlays restorations provide strength, improve aesthetic, and provide the restored tooth with a natural look, smooth surfaces, and bright tooth color with more durability and stability in your mouth.
What are dental inlays and onlays?
Dental Inlays and Onlays are advanced indirect permanent restorations that are used as a solution for extensively decayed and damaged teeth. Inlays and onlays are custom-made dental fillings, usually made from porcelain or ceramics in dental labs or using CAD/CAM technology.
Difference Between Inlay And Onlay
The main difference between the two indirect restorations is the extent to which each covers the tooth structure.
Dental Inlays are the indirect dental filling that restores the inner chewing surface of the tooth structure, and fit within the grooves (tooth cusps) inside the tooth. It’s used to restore medium decay that doesn’t extend over the tooth cusps, and the tooth’s vertical walls are intact and sound.
Inlays’ main function is to restore function and shape to teeth with large decay in the center of the tooth.
Dental Onlays are indirect dental restorations that cover a large area of the tooth, extending over the tooth walls and restoring one or more cusps of the tooth structure. Onlays are known as partial crowns as they extend to restore and cover the affected tooth walls and cusps, where a full-coverage dental crown is not recommended.
Onlays strengthen and protect teeth that have lost significant structure, preventing future fractures
Both inlays and onlays have recently become highly effective treatment options as dental restorations. They restore the tooth’s function, strength, and aesthetics while preventing further damage.
How Inlays and Onlays Differ from Fillings and Crowns
Inlays and Onlays compared to dental filling :
Unlike direct dental fillings such as amalgam and composite resins that restore small cavities, Inlays and Onlays are indirect restorations that are fabricated in the lab or by CAD/CAM and used to restore large cavities with exact fitting, life-long restoration, provide more durability than direct dental filling,s and a more natural look.
Inlays and Onlays Compared to Crowns :
Dental Crowns are full coverage restorations and require significant removal of the natural tooth structure. Inlays and onlays are more conservative, preserving more sound tooth structure compared to crowns, providing almost the same strength and protection.
Dental inlays and onlays are a modern, effective, and conservative solution for restoring cases of extensively damaged teeth, where direct dental fillings are less strong, less durable, less retentive, and less protective of the remaining tooth structure.
They combine functionality, aesthetics, and durability, making them an excellent choice for patients seeking high-quality dental care. At Sauve Clinic, we specialize in providing these advanced treatments with precision and care, ensuring our patients achieve the best smile they have ever imagined
When to Choose an Inlay vs. an Onlay
There are medical conditions treated by inlays and onlays as the best choices. In certain cases, inlays are necessary over onlays, and vice versa.
When to Choose an Inlay
- The damage is only in the center of the tooth.
- The cusps are not damaged and are healthy.
- You need to replace an old or worn filling with a conservative solution.
When to Choose an Onlay
- The damage extends to one or more cusps.
- The tooth is cracked or fractured, making it weaker to withstand further tooth structure removal for full-coverage crown preparations.
- You need more coverage than a filling can offer, but want to avoid a full crown in some cases as exposed roots, deep pockets, and gum disease.
Types Of Inlays And Onlays
Porcelain inlays and onlays (Ceramics)
The most common type of inlays and onlays material of fabrication, as ceramics, porcelain, and zirconium, are the gold standard for their durability and ability to mimic natural tooth enamel.
Zirconium is one of the strongest dental materials, perfect for molars and heavy chewers, providing high strength and long-lasting restoration.
Advantages of Ceramics inlays and onlays
- Natural Appearance: Seamlessly blends with your smile.
- Stain Resistance: Resists discoloration from coffee, tea, or smoking.
- Durability: It withstands heavy biting forces and is ideal for molars.
- Superior strength and bioinert material.
Best For: Patients prioritizing aesthetics or restoring visible teeth.
Composite Resin Inlays and Onlays
Composite resin is a tooth-colored material that offers a balance of esthetics and cost-effectiveness.
Advantages:
- Quick Fabrication: Often completed in a single visit, as a dentist does the composite layering and curing indirectly on a cast – or uses CAD/CAM if available- and then directly bonds the cured composite to the tooth structure.
- Affordability: Less expensive than porcelain.
- Bonding Strength: Chemically adheres to the tooth for a secure fit.
Best For: Patients seeking a budget-friendly option for minor to moderate restorations.
CAD/CAM Inlays and Onlays
Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology allows for same-day Dentistry with unmatched accuracy.
Advantages:
- Digital Precision: Eliminates human error in fabrication.
- Efficiency: Completed in one appointment, perfect for medical tourists.
- Material Options: Can be crafted from porcelain or composite resin according to the material block used.
Best For: Traveler patients who can’t stay for further dental appointments and seek high-quality care at any cost.
At Sauve Clinic, we use Porcelain and zirconium inlays and onlays with advanced CAD/CAM systems, ensuring the perfect restoration that suits our patients with the promised high quality and high standards at an affordable cost.
What Is the Procedure for Getting an Inlay or Onlay?
The process of receiving a dental inlay or onlay at Sauve Clinic is streamlined, precise, and designed for patient comfort, and is done in 4 easy steps.
Step 1: Consultation and Diagnosis
- Diagnosis and consultation by taking a detailed history from the patient, assessment of the teeth and periodontal health, and affected tooth condition, and patient expectations.
- Digital Scanning: At Sauve Clinic, our dentists use intraoral scanners to create a 3D model of a patient’s mouth.
- Treatment Planning: We assess the extent of damage and recommend the best material (porcelain, composite resin, or CAD/CAM) that meets the patient’s expectations.
Step 2: Tooth Preparation
- Minimally Invasive preparation of the affected teeth and removal of only the damaged or decayed portion of the tooth is performed, preserving a healthy structure.
- If needed between visits, a Temporary Restoration filling protects the tooth until your final restoration is ready.
Step 3: Oral Scanning and Digital Impression
- Oral Scans taken after teeth preparation are securely transmitted to our CEREC® CAD/CAM systems lab in Europe.
- Skilled technicians fabricate the desired ceramic inlay/onlay in 2–3 business days, however, it takes approximately 2 days
Step 4: Bonding the Restoration
After the final restoration is received from the lab, we place and permanently bond the inlay or/ onlay.
- Precision Fitting: The inlay/onlay is adjusted for perfect occlusion and bite alignment.
- Permanent Bonding: We use high-strength dental adhesives such as Ivoclar Monobond to secure the restoration and permanently adhere to the tooth structure, ensuring it blends seamlessly with your natural tooth.
Inlay and Onlay Aftercare Instructions
We provide guidelines similar to Dental Crowns Aftercare, as the first 24 hours after permanently placing the caps are the most critical days to extend the lifespan of your inlay/onlay, such as:
- Avoiding hard, sticky, crunchy foods for 24 hours.
- You have to stick to a soft diet until you are comfortable with your bite.
- You are free to drink whatever you want, as porcelain and zirconium inlays and onlays are resistant to straining.
- If you are a bruxer, wear a night guard.
Why Choose Sauve Clinic for the Procedure?
No Second-Guessing: Our partnerships with Dental Labs with CAD/CAM technology that use German-manufactured ceramic blocks and zirconium guarantee strength and accuracy, reducing the risk of adjustments or remakes.
Pain-Free Experience: Local anesthesia and sedation options ensure total comfort.
Time-Efficient: Perfect for medical tourists seeking quality care within a limited timeframe.
Inlays And Onlays Cost In Turkey
At Sauve Clinic, we offer premium restorative material at a lower cost. Our partnerships with European dental labs ensure that quality is our main concern.
We provide our clients with free consultations and digital scans, You can contact us now, and reserve a free dental consultation session and enjoy our package offers for dental restoration procedures.
Inlays and Onlays are affordable, with the cost of 150$ for the zirconium inlay/only.
What Are The Disadvantages Of Onlay And Inlay?
The Main Disadvantage of Inlay and Onlay is the higher cost when compared to a dental filling. This higher cost fits the advantages that the patient gets a high-quality, strong, long-lasting restorative prosthesis, some may still see that they are more expensive.
- Inlays and Onlays procedures may need more than one dental appointment.
- If done by non-skillful dentists or with low-quality bonding material, this causes the failure of the whole restorative process.
So at Sauve Clinic, our skillful professional team provides great skills and experience in restorative dentistry, and we care to use the highest quality material in the field for our patients, we partner with the most modern advanced companies in the field such as Dentsply Sirona, 3MESPE, GC, and Ivoclar.
Inlays and Onlays FAQs
How Long Do Onlays And Inlays Last?
With high-quality porcelain and zirconium and daily oral hygiene with regular brushing and flossing, Inlays and Onlays last for decades, not years, compared to dental fillings (5-7 years in range)
- Porcelain inlays and Onlays can last for 15-20 years; on the other hand, Zirconium has the longest lifespan and can last for 25-30+ years.
- Ceramics and zirconium are strong, durable materials that withstand chewing forces and are resistant to wear and fracture.
Can An Onlay Fall Off?
With high-quality bonding agents material of ceramic and zirconium, there is a very low chance that inlays and onlays can fall off.
So, you should always seek skillful dentists who use high-quality materials with high standards, as this affects the function and integrity of the dental restoration in your mouth.
Do Dental Inlays Hurt?
No, Local anesthesia during the teeth preparation procedure ensures a pain-free procedure. Post-treatment sensitivity is mild and temporary.
How To Take Care Of Dental Inlays And Onlays?
Maintain a daily routine of good oral hygiene, regular brushing, and flossing. In addition to attending the periodic check-ups at your dentist’s office.
How Soon Can You Eat After An Onlay?
- Almost immediately after the permanent bonding secures the inlay and onlay in place, You must avoid any sticky hard food the first 24 hours.