(v. t.) To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, iviry, choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to form an ornamental surface; to diversify or adorn with insertions.
(n.) Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or prepared for inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament or variety.
Example Sentences:
(1) Computer-designed and fabricated inlays and onlays are now an available treatment modality, with a reported 3-years follow-up looking very promising.
(2) If ceramic inlays and onlays are considered in restorative work, some operations which, more than in other areas of dental engineering, decide upon the success or failure should be given special attention.
(3) Four operators completed 132 one-visit inlays and onlays utilizing a new indirect posterior composite resin system (ICS).
(4) The surface roughness of Cerec-inlays after polishing with diamond polishing pastes or Diafinish-disks was compared to polishing with aluminium oxide disks (AOD).
(5) This in vitro study compared different methods of finishing luting composite resin spaces after insertion of composite resin inlays.
(6) Class I gold inlays were made in an acrylic premolar and molar.
(7) The restored teeth were then histologically prepared and the joints between cement and inlay morphometrically evaluated at eight defined sites.
(8) Obvious differences were seen among the participating dentists with regard to the clinical quality of Cerec inlays.
(9) This study was conducted to determine the extent of hardening of three dual-cured cements under composite resin inlays and to determine the effectiveness of a light-reflecting wedge in promoting curing of the cements in the proximal margin.
(10) The transducer has a disc construction, approximately 4 mm thick by 16 mm diameter, and measures two orthogonal axes of shear simultaneously; this disc is mounted into an inlay that can be inserted into any stock orthopaedic shoe of the type commonly prescribed for diabetic foot problems.
(11) Using a simple press-molding technique, well-fitting crowns, inlays, and veneers can be fabricated without an additional ceramming procedure.
(12) The aim of this study is to investigate the marginal leakage by means of SEM analysis after in vitro and in vivo application of porcelain inlays in the cervical area, bonded to the enamel by a microfilled composite.
(13) The inlays in the older group appeared to perform better than those in the younger group.
(14) The observation period of inlay restorations was from 1 year to 11 years and 6 months.
(15) In this setting additional lead shielding of the camera is possible using a table reinforced with 5 cm of lead with a central hole for the 7PH-collimator, which has a special lead inlay.
(16) After thermal and mechanical loading the composite inlays with the wider composite layer showed more marginal gaps than both groups of ceramic inlays.
(17) The adaptability of composite resin inlays was examined.
(18) Although the marginal microleakage was witnessed in both inlays, it appeared that porcelain inlays provided a better marginal seal, in comparison to SR-Isosit inlays.
(19) The use of gold electroforms provides (1) a porcelain jacket crown and adaptable gold margin; (2) a matrix for porcelain inlays; (3) an adaptable margin for cast ceramic bonded to metal crowns or abutments.
(20) Compared to the general technique in using inlays there are two major difficulties: keeping the parallelism of several pins and the danger of hurting the pulp.