What is difference between crown and onlay?

I had a crown fitted today (actually it was the temporary one)
Couple of questions
1) Can you treat as a crown as a normal tooth -once its on - i.e don;t
worry about biting on it a lot...

My dentist said I needed a crown on lower first molar. Can any dentist
here suggest what type of crown is more suitable for molar tooth?
Thanks

Hi, I had four wisdom teeth taken out 9 days ago.
I'll call my doc to ask this tomorrow, but figured I'd try to get an
answer here today ...
This far out, would I be causing any problems with the healing process

My 18-year old daughter had all 4 wisdom teeth extracted 4 days ago.
Since then, she has been in a lot of pain, not being able to sleep due
to intense pain, especially due to her left jaw pain. She is taking
advil (800 mg), but this is not making any difference: she is still in

In addition to my enamel issue, which was treated using bonding materials10
years ago with reasonable success, I also have some tori which makes it
appear like some of my gums are swollen.  I can live with this if it doesn't
worsen.  Some tori on my upper right gums are ...

I'm wondering if the L-Ornithine powder I took briefly (for a few weeks to
maybe a couple of months) as a weightlifting supplement in the 80s could
have damaged my tooth enamel, which started to wear away back then.  The
powder did burn the insides of my mouth but my ...

My dentist suggest me to have sealant on my child's back teeth. But I
am concerned about negative aspects: such as microleakage that could
leave cavities on good tooth and the kind of acid used to etch the
chewing surface. Have anyone seen such bad outcomes?

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I posted a few prior times about a problem tooth (second bicuspid)
that was sensitive and painful on and off over the past 60 days.  It
was filled once 17 years ago, then refilled 6 weeks ago to see if that
would solve the problem.  It didn't.  So, I went to an endodontist

One more question for the knowledgeable people at smd:
my wife's maxillary incisors each have 4 or 5 lines running vertically
on the labial side. Her dentist only recently noticed this (there
should be an age limit associated with performing dentistry..but I

I was hoping that my weekly dental appointments would come to an end,
but no such luck. Here's what happened:
RCT on #19, dentist did a crown buildup, and while working in that
area recommended replacing a small amalgam filling in #20 (distal)

I always found it fascinating how wars and conflicts have lead to
increadible advances in medicine.
Cyanoacrylates are very commonly used now in periodontal procedures.  Any
comments?  A little history from Wikipedia:

I'm 48 yr old male
have a crown on left lower molar that I can't chew on.
Is pressure sensitive. Does not bother at any other
time except when applying pressure to it.

I'm 22, never drink tea or coffee, rarely coke, so my teeth are pretty
good. However, I still want really bright bright white teeth, if
possible.
I've tried a mega pack of crest whitestrips, and got them as white as