The Conservative Alternative to Crowns
When a tooth has too much damage for a simple filling but does not need a full crown, inlays and onlays provide the ideal middle ground. These custom-made porcelain restorations are fabricated in a dental lab to fit precisely into or over the damaged area of your tooth.
Inlays fit within the grooves (cusps) of a tooth, similar to a filling but made from durable porcelain. Onlays extend over one or more cusps, covering a larger area while still preserving more natural tooth structure than a full crown would.