When decay destroys part of the tooht, dental inlay is a conservative technique for your comfort, safety and at a lower price than dental crowns. your tooth, you should go to your dentist to remove the decay and do the dental restoration that corresponds to you, most likely a dental onlay is your solution.
But, at this point it is very important to decide correctly the technique to use to prevent the restoration from failing and causing cavities under it again.
Here we present the dental inlays, onlay or overlays
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The reason for this approach is that there is nothing like a natural tooth and as such it must be preserved at all costs.
This way of doing dentistry is based on keeping the part of the tooth that the caries could not affect as intact as possible.
A dental onlay inlay is a conservative dental restoration made to measure for you and in the dental laboratory. It is used in posterior teeth, molars and premolars.
It has the exact shape of what your tooth is missing and is made of more resistant and aesthetic materials than the dental fillings .
This fitting minimizes the risk of crevices where bacteria can creep and form cavities underneath..
The technology of dental materials and adhesives has evolved so much that today dental onlays are the first option in large restorations.
In general, they are indicated in the following cases:
The types can be: inlay, onlay, overlay or tabletops
They are called Inlay when the restored part is inside the tooth and they are almost in disuse since it can be done directly in the mouth as a dental filling .
Onlay refers to an inlay that covers the entire upper face of the tooth
The overlay covers beyond the upper face of the tooth, up to the outer faces.
Tabletops are onlay restorations, They can be considered a type of dental veneer that covers the tooth chewing surface, which is why they are also known as occlusal veneers and are normally used in cases of wear of a large number of occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth.
These wear and tear are normally caused by bruxism, which is clenching the teeth mainly at night while sleeping.
These excessive forces erode the occlusal surfaces and incisal edges of the teeth, both to the point of destroying them, making them smaller, and reaching the nerve and affecting it.
This decrease in the size of the teeth causes your bite to lose its vertical dimension, that is, it becomes deep and reduced. In this case there is a complete treatment based on tabletops called bite lift.
Before treatment, it is necessary to carry out a diagnostic wax-up to be able to plan the appropriate height that the tabletops should have, as well as their function and aesthetics.
With the evolution of technology, materials have been developed whose characteristics result in the quality and aesthetics of an inlay or a tabletop.
The main materials used are:
There are two main factors that play a very important role in determining the cost of an inlay onlay, namely:
The best thing in all cases is to consult your dentist to evaluate your case and give you all the options.
The main difference is that the dental crown is a cover in the shape of your tooth that completely covers all that remains of the tooth and the onlay only a part.
In the onlay, the tooth is not carved, but the healthy faces of the tooth to be restored are used to the maximum.
The price of an onlay is less than that of a crown because the manufacture is a little simpler and less material is consumed.
New adhesive and material technologies have allowed us to be much more conservative and we can offer more economical and comfortable solutions for large restorations that our patients require.
Like any dental technique, it requires to be applied in cases where it is really convenient to perform it and only your trusted dentist can determine it.
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Publicado el: 27 Feb, 2021
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