Fillings:
Used to replace small to moderate-sized areas of teeth that have been damaged due to tooth decay or trauma of one kind or another.

A tooth-colored composite material is used to produce a natural result.

Dental Inlay:

A Dental Inlay is used to replace moderate-sized areas of teeth that have been damaged due to tooth decay or trauma that are too large to be repaired by fillings, but more conservative than crowns.

Dental Inlay restorations are fabricated from porcelain and are more durable and aesthetically pleasing.

Onlay:

When a “mountain peak” (cusp) needs to be replaced due to cavity or damage, new techniques allow us to place a porcelain dental onlay instead of a crown.

An onlay allows us to restore your tooth without removing any healthy tooth structure.

The onlay allows for conservation of tooth structure when the only alternative is to totally eliminate cusps and perimeter walls for restoration with a crown.

Just as a dental inlay, onlays are fabricated outside of the mouth and are typically made out of gold or porcelain.