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Inlays/Onlays
Inlays
and Onlays are one of my cosmetic specialties. When it comes
to treating decay they are many options:
1)
Amalgam (mercury) fillings
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Are
silver looking and not done in our office.
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2)
Resin fillings, Bondings
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Are
white fillings, very popular and only require one visit.
They can be done on small to medium size cavities. The
teeth are filled instantly and you can eat and chew
when you leave the office.
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Inlays and Onlays |
Are
done in 2 steps. In the 1st step I take out the cavity,
clean the tooth and
an impression will be taken of the tooth. You will leave
the office with a
temporary filling and come back 10 days later. At your
second visit our
high quality dental lab will deliver the filling done
in the lab to our office. I
will show you the filling inside your mouth, and if you
love it, it will be
permanently cemented. There are many options of what this
material of
choice can be and they are too numerous to list all of
them.
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As a general guideline you can choose:
a) Gold Inlay (in back upper teeth) can last
decades, barely visible
b) Porcelain Inlay (tooth colored) also last
a long time, very biocompatible and strong, looks beautiful.
c)
Special Reinforced Resin, also tooth colored
fillings, very strong and durable and flexible to pressure
from chewing and grinding.
d) Hybrids, a combination of porcelain and
resin fillings in one. The advantage is to combine the positive
physical properties of both into one filling.In any case,
the outcome is a more precise and more accurate restoration
than with a resin filling done in one visit. The lab can eliminate
the limitation of a dentist working inside the mouth such
as high saliva flow, minor bleeding, tongue and cheek space
limitations.
The outcome is a perfectly contoured, beautiful, strong and
long lasting restoration. An onlay is a bigger version of
an inlay, when the decay is too big, an onlay can be suitable.
If there is decay all over the tooth, a crown (cap) will be
the best option.
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