Endocrown & Porcelain Inlay/Onlay

When a back tooth is too damaged for a filling but does not need a full crown, Estedent rebuilds it with a laboratory-made restoration. An endocrown restores a root-treated molar in one bonded ceramic piece, while inlays and onlays repair the biting surface precisely. These conserve more natural tooth than a conventional crown and restore strength and shape on heavily filled or root-treated teeth.

Endocrowns and inlays/onlays are laboratory-made restorations that sit between a simple filling and a full crown, used when a back tooth has lost too much structure to fill reliably but where a dentist wants to preserve as much healthy tooth as possible. An endocrown is a single ceramic piece that restores a root-treated molar by anchoring into the pulp chamber and rebuilding the crown of the tooth in one bonded restoration, avoiding the more extensive preparation a conventional post-and-crown would require. Inlays and onlays are precision-made ceramic or composite pieces that restore the biting surface and cusps of a tooth, fitting like a custom inlay within or over the remaining walls. At Estedent these are made to fit the prepared tooth and bonded into place, restoring shape, contact with neighbouring teeth and a correct bite. The price list covers a porcelain inlay/onlay/overlay, a composite version, and the endocrown, as well as a cast metal post-and-core for cases where a root-treated tooth needs internal reinforcement before a crown. Compared with a full crown, these restorations are associated with conserving more of the natural tooth while still protecting a weakened, often root-treated, molar from fracture. The dentist advises which option best suits the amount of remaining tooth, whether the tooth has been root-treated, and the forces it must withstand, and explains that the restoration is typically made in a laboratory and bonded at a second visit.