Treatment records
Dental treatment records from Seongnam, Korea
Real cases treated at The Seoul Dental, written in English for patients considering treatment in Korea. Each entry below is a summary — open one to read the full record. Patient-identifying details are removed.
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Implants When You Have Diabetes: Clearance First, Then a Minimal Incision
An older patient with diabetes and high blood pressure needed an implant and a sinus lift, and was worried about bleeding. What was done differently, and what was checked before…
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Gum Disease Under a Gold Bridge: Reading Bone Loss on an X-Ray
A gold bridge concealed how far the supporting bone had gone. Upper teeth extracted and implanted the same day; the lower side planned digitally around the nerve.
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Root Canal Retreatment: When the Patient and the Dentist Want Different Things
A previously root-treated front tooth had fractured at the crown, with infection at the root tip. The patient wanted it saved. The honest assessment was that an implant had the…
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Implant Overdentures: The Middle Option Between Dentures and Full-Arch Implants
Four decades of conventional dentures had left almost no ridge to work with. An overdenture clips onto a small number of implants – and costs a fraction of implanting a…
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Why Two Implant Crowns Are Sometimes Joined Together
A second implant next to one placed five years earlier. Rather than fitting the new crown on its own, both were splinted – and the reason is how fracture risk…
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Front Tooth Crowns: PFM, Zirconia or All-Ceramic
A resin repair that had failed four times, and a patient who wanted it covered instead. What each crown material gives up, and why the dentist argued against crowning first.
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Dental Implant or Bridge: How to Choose for a Missing Tooth
An implant replaces the root of a missing tooth. A bridge spans the gap using the teeth on either side. The choice usually turns on what those neighbouring teeth are…
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How Long Does Dental Numbness Last, and What Should You Avoid?
Numbness after dental treatment wears off on its own. What matters in the meantime is not biting the lip or cheek you cannot feel, and knowing which symptoms are worth…
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Korea’s National Health Insurance and Dental Implants: What It Covers
If you are enrolled in Korea’s National Health Insurance and are 65 or over, two implants are covered in your lifetime. The conditions attached to that are specific, and several…
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Lateral or Crestal: The Two Ways a Sinus Lift Is Done
Where the upper jaw is too thin for an implant, the sinus floor is lifted first. There are two techniques, they are chosen for different reasons, and they differ in…
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A Gold Crown Worn Through, and Bone Lost to the Furcation
A heavy bite had worn a hole through an old gold crown, and the molar beneath it had lost bone as far as the root division. Treated one side at…
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A Cavity Between the Two Front Teeth, Filled in One Visit
Decay between the upper central incisors, visible as a dark shadow and running through to the back surface. Why this position is technically awkward, and how it is restored in…