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Porcelain Inlays & Onlays
A back tooth with a large silver may sometimes show as a dark area in your
smile. While tooth colors fillings can sometimes be placed, porcelain inlays
or onlays are a better choice when the fillings are too large for composite,
but not damaged to the point of needing a crown.
Porcelain inlays and onlays require two appointments and local anesthesia.
The existing silver filling is removed and the tooth shaped for proper
placement. An impression of the involved teeth and the opposing teeth is
taken and a temporary restoration is place. About a week later, after the
dental laboratory custom makes the restoration, the temporary filling is
removed, the porcelain is fitted and adjusted, and then bonded or
cemented in place.
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