Inlay

inlay /in·lay/ (-la) material laid into a defect in tissue; in dentistry, a filling made outside the tooth to correspond with the cavity form and then cemented into the tooth.

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in·lay (nl, n-l)

n.

1. A solid filling, as of gold or porcelain, fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place.

2. A graft of bone, skin, or other tissue.

3. An orthomechanical device inserted into a shoe.

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Inlay

A filling that is made outside of the tooth and the cemented into place.

Mentioned in: Tooth Replacements and Restorations

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inlay,

n 1. a restoration of metal, fired porcelain, or plastic made to fit a tapered cavity preparation and fastened to or luted into it with a cementing medium.
v 2. to perform such a procedure.

inlay furnace,

n See furnace, inlay.

inlay resin,

n See resin, inlay.

inlay, setting,

n the procedure of fitting a casting to a preparation; adjusting the occlusal function and contact areas; securing the proper, clean dry field; cementing the cleaned, polished casting in an aseptic, dry prepared cavity; and completing the final finishing and polishing of the restoration.

inlay wax,

n See wax, inlay.