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Looking for a caring and professional dental practice? We’re excited to welcome new patients to our clinic! Whether you’re due for a check-up, need treatment, or are looking to enhance your smile, our friendly team is here to help.
Contact us today to book your first appointment—we look forward to meeting you!

Inlays & Onlays

What are they?

You can have inlays or onlays instead of a filling. Fillings are soft to begin with and are moulded to the shape in the mouth. Inlays and onlays are made outside the mouth, usually in a dental laboratory, and then glued to the tooth in the surgery.

An inlay sits in a hole in the tooth, and an onlay sits on the tooth and builds up its shape. They can be made in tooth colouring porcelain, gold or a material called composite. Different materials are suitable for different parts of the mouth and different parts of the teeth.

What will my dentist do?

Your dentist will:

  • Normally give you a local anaesthetic to numb the area
  • Remove any old filling material and any decayed or damaged tooth
  • Use soft, mouldable material which sets in the mouth to record the shape of the tooth being repaired and the teeth around it
  • Give the impression to the dental technician to make the inlay or onlay
  • Use a temporary filling to protect the tooth that is being repaired while you wait for the inlay or onlay to be repaired
  • Glue the inlay or onlay in place on your next visit (they may make small adjustments so that the tooth is comfortable to bite on)

What are the benefits?

  • Inlays and onlays are strong and can last longer than fillings
  • They are especially suitable for the chewing surfaces of back teeth and for large repairs to front teeth where it can be difficult to make a white filling look natural
  • Your dentist can match the colour to your other teeth.

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Patient Reviews

People are talking about us

The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Cedar Dental Care. In fact, we have built much of our practice on these valued, trusted recommendations over the years. Read our reviews to hear why our patients are recommending us…

Patient reviews

1805 Reviews

5.0

31st August 2025

Always a friendly, gentle efficient service.Reception, dentist and hygienist are lovely.Highly recommended. Have used this dentist for 35 yrs. Always very professional. P.

30th August 2025

Friendly team. Great with kids. Always punctual and very happy with the service

29th August 2025

Good Dentist. Cedar Dentist is clean and a happy place to be. Cedar Dentist always takes care of your needs. Very nice to go to Cedar Dentist and it is a good experience and friendly place to be.

29th August 2025

Personalised, welcoming and going the extra mile. Abi Dundas (our family dentist) helped out Gusharan by making a temporary fix to her brace with the help of Amanda. It was truly appreciated!

29th August 2025

We feel so welcome and at ease, our dentist always asks how we are and what we have been doing which makes for a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. He takes the trouble to explain things to us too.

29th August 2025

Staff are fantastic, friendly, courteous.

29th August 2025

Great service and very pleasant and helpful.

29th August 2025

Good dentist. Understands my poor teeth,

28th August 2025

Abi is totally amazing don’t ever let her go from your practice- calm superbly caring full explanation during treatment and just amazing

28th August 2025

Abbie dundas, she is always so kind, really talks ne through the appointment as she knows how huge my anxiety is.

28th August 2025

Superb care as ever

27th August 2025

Abbey was absolutely wonderful with my three children. Her and her team are amazing. They are kind, tentative and caring. I wouldn't want to take them anywhere else. Also thank you to the wonderful and patient receptionist team.

27th August 2025

Very efficient. Hygienist was excellent. Clearly explained what she needed to do and why Gave me clear advice. Was pleasant, helpful and professional

27th August 2025

professional and courteous

25th August 2025

We always receive wonderful care from the whole team at Cedar Dental Practice. Thank you

24th August 2025

Everything was explained to me and I felt really cared for throughout

24th August 2025

Friendly receptionist when entering who knew my name. Didn't wait to long until I was asked to go on through to the dentist. Finally I was seen as I have been for over 22 years by Abbey, what a fantastic and friendly lady. A massive asset to the surgery. As long as Abbey is at the practice I will use the surgery.

23rd August 2025

Everything was excellent from booking the appointment to receiving treatment. A big thank you to Abi.

23rd August 2025

Very friendly, professional and gave excellent advice. Always felt I was being treated well

23rd August 2025

Willis time between ringing and getting appointment. Dentist lovely towards my daughter and fixed problem straight away.Couldn’t have asked for better

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