InLay and Crown Services

When a filling is no longer the best treatment choice, through proper training and experience, we determine if the tooth needs an inlay, onlay, or full-coverage crown.

A dental filling vs inlay

They both are often used interchangeably but inlays are for bigger cavities. While they both remove existing decay, how the empty space is filled makes them different. With a filling, the composite material is used for filling the space and it is a quick process which happens in single visit.

In Inlays, the space is filled with a single piece fabricated in the lab. They are usually made of gold and ceramic. The inlay is precisely made in the shape and size of the cavity space. And due to it being customized to fit margins precisely recurrent decay is less likely.  This procedure is indicated when someone has larger decay and is also more prone to decay.

Onlays vs Crown

They are major single-tooth restoration options used for filling larger area of decay where a filling or inlay would not work. The Onlay covers the cusp of the tooth while inlay only fills the area between the cusps. On the other hand, a crown will cover the entire biting surface of the tooth and the tooth structure above gum line. The cost of both is almost similar but Onlay is more conservative on the cut of the tooth and dependent on how much tooth is compromised.