Inlays & Onlays

Those metal fillings (also recognized as black or gray mercury amalgam fillings) expand and contract with temperature changes (for example, when you eat hot food, followed by a cold drink). This movement weakens and cracks teeth. It also creates space between the tooth wall and filling, allowing bacteria to enter and causing decay that is hard for your dentist to see.

When looking for a strong, conservative, long lasting way to protect heavily filled, breaking down teeth, inlays and onlays are the answer. Hand made, custom to your tooth, these restorations are a more conservative version of a crown, where more natural tooth structure is left untouched and intact. They protect fragile tooth structure and are chemically bonded to your tooth restoring it back to 97% of its original healthy strength. These are created to match your natural tooth color.