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 ( n l  , 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. |
Inlay
A filling that is made outside of the tooth and the cemented into place.
Mentioned in: Tooth Replacements and Restorations
inlay
[in′lā]
Etymology: L, in, within; AS, lecan, lay
1 material, such as bone or skin, inserted into a tissue defect.
2 (in dentistry) a restoration made outside of a tooth to correspond with the form of a prepared cavity and then cemented into the tooth.
inlay [in´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 cavity.
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.
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.
inlay
Dentistry A cemented restoration made to fit an internal/external preparation necessitated by loss of healthy tooth structure. See Cosmetic dentistry, Filling.
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