Ceramic Inlay

A custom-made ceramic restoration that repairs a larger cavity in a back tooth, fitting precisely into the prepared space like a tailored filling. An inlay is used when too much tooth has been lost for a simple direct filling but a full crown is not yet needed. Made in the laboratory and bonded into place, a ceramic inlay restores the tooth's shape and chewing surface with a hard-wearing, natural-looking material.

A ceramic inlay is an indirect restoration — made outside the mouth and then bonded into the tooth — used to rebuild a moderately to heavily damaged back tooth where a standard direct filling would be too large to last well, yet enough healthy tooth remains to avoid a full crown. It fits within the contours of the prepared cavity, restoring the chewing surface precisely while preserving more of the natural tooth than a crown would. At Stomatologia Kiepury the dentist removes the decay or old filling, shapes the cavity and takes an impression, from which the laboratory fabricates the inlay to fit exactly and to match the tooth's colour; at a second visit the inlay is bonded firmly into place and the bite is checked. Ceramic is hard, stain-resistant and reproduces the appearance of natural enamel, making a ceramic inlay both durable and discreet on the chewing teeth. For patients seeking a more economical option, the practice offers a composite (resin) inlay, which is also tooth-coloured and laboratory-processed but at a lower cost. The dentist will advise whether an inlay is the right choice for a particular tooth — balancing how much structure has been lost, the appearance required and the budget — compared with a direct filling or a crown.