Ceramic inlays & onlays

Ceramic inlays offer strength and beauty in one amazing package. Ceramic inlays can be bonded in so they are virtually invisible, and  protect your tooth from further breakage – they can actually make your tooth stronger!

We recommend these when a larger portion of your tooth requires repair or a tooth is weakened and likely to break.

An inlay can often avoid the aggressive tooth reduction required of a crown. This reduces the likelihood of nerve death.

Two appointments are required approximately 2 weeks apart. In the first, preparations are made including fitting a temporary restoration. At the second appointment, the inlay/onlays are bonded to your teeth, polished and your bite is carefully checked.

Single appointment inlays can be done with a CEREC machine but there are limitations to a machine finished restoration compared to what an artistic ceramist can do.