Ceramic or porcelain fillings (inlay & onlay); It is a type of filling that restores the loss of substance in the teeth due to factors such as dental caries, root canal treatment or trauma, only to complete the missing parts of the tooth.
Inlay or onlay ceramic fillings are mostly used in cases where there is not enough tooth structure to support normal composite fillings and the tooth is not damaged enough to be covered with a crown.
In teeth that have had root canal treatment or severely decayed, after the caries is cleaned, insufficient healthy tooth tissue remains. This makes contact with neighbouring teeth impossible. If there is no contact point with the neighbouring tooth, the food you eat easily accumulates and causes problems in the tooth tissue and gums. Thanks to Inlay Onlay ceramic fillings, the remaining healthy tissues of the tooth are preserved and perfect contact with the neighbouring tooth is established, preventing the accumulation of nutrients between the teeth.
Teeth with high tooth tissue loss are usually crowned. While the crowning is applied, the tooth is slightly abraded. An Inlay or Onlay, on the other hand, the missing part is completely produced and completed with computer-aided systems, and it is more affordable than veneer.
ADVANTAGES
- It is a restoration system that is both aesthetic and can maintain its durability for many years.
- Porcelain filling chewing surface and interface surfaces are perfectly polished, preventing bacteria retention and staining.
- It eliminates the necessity of wearing natural teeth and making bridges.
- Since the porcelain filling is prepared in the laboratory environment, they imitate the missing contours of the tooth and the contact points with the neighbouring teeth almost perfectly in terms of anatomy.
- Since the chewing surfaces of porcelain fillings are prepared to imitate the anatomical chewing line of the tooth, they are far superior to composite fillings in terms of chewing and grinding functions.
- Porcelain fillings prevent cracking and breakage that may occur in weak parts of the tooth, as they establish a one-to-one and stress-free relationship with the tooth.
- It is the ideal solution for composite filling and amalgam filling fractures.