title: Tooth-colored inlays and onlays.
abstract: Today's dental patient concerned about attractive restorations is looking for a dentist who incorporates the newest and best techniques into practice. This article discusses a newer concept that pleases both the patient and dentist: restorations that are bonded into acid-etched tooth preparations with composite resin cement--tooth-colored inlays and onlays. Basic questions asked by practitioners about these esthetic restorations are addressed; characteristics, performance expectations, comparisons with cast gold inlays and onlays, and comparisons with amalgam are presented, in addition to other relevant information for today's dental practitioner.
mesh_terms: D001031:Apatites; D002516:Ceramics; D003116:Color; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003736:Dental Cavity Lining; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays / Q000145:classification; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology
chemical_list: D001031:Apatites; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D003776:Dental Porcelain