• How do dental inlays differ from crowns?

My molar tooth is badly damaged from the cavity. I am thinking of getting dental inlay. How do dental inlays differ from crowns?

5 Answers

  • Dentist
  • Rapid City, South Dakota

Yes inlays and onlays are top of the line dentistry most dental insurance companies don’t pay for them but the best is the best

  • Dentist
  • Frederick, MD

A dental inlay is a more conservative dental restoration than a crown; therefore, preserving more natural tooth structure. Depending on the size of the cavity, your dentist will recommend either a filling, inlay, onlay or crown based upon the structural support that the tooth needs to help prevent it from cracking.

  • Dentist
  • Fairfax, VA

Dental inlays are fillings fabricated in the laboratory and cemented inside the tooth, this procedure involves taking an impression or scan and usually requires a second visit. It is not indicated for broken or severely decayed teeth as it not provides any structural protection. However, crowns will restore teeth with the above conditions properly.

  • Dentist
  • Monroeville, Pennsylvania

You need to have at least the buccal and linhual walls of a tooth remaining to fabricate an inlay

  • Dentist
  • Woburn, MA

Dental inlays are like a puzzle piece that fits inside the tooth after the tooth has had a cavity removed. A crown goes around the entire tooth.

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