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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Correcting an Underbite Without Jaw Surgery: A 30-Month Case
A Class III underbite in an adult, corrected with braces rather than orthognathic surgery. What decides whether surgery is needed, and why the case was deliberately finished slowly.
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Root Infection and Multiple Missing Teeth: Rebuilding a Whole Bite
Missing molars, a retained root, severe root-end infection and teeth tilted into the gaps. How a full-mouth plan of implants, crowns and a bridge was sequenced.
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Decay Under a Crown: Why a Root-Treated Tooth Gives No Warning
A crowned tooth that had been root treated years earlier had decayed underneath. Why removing the nerve also removes the warning system, and what four implants and a bone graft…
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Fractured Molars: Extraction and Implant in the Same Appointment
Three molars fractured below the gum line. Why immediate placement was possible, what the four advantages actually are, and how sinus lift and grafting fitted into a same-day surgery.
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A Loose Molar That Looked Fine: Bone Loss Underneath
A molar that appeared normal on examination but moved and hurt. The X-ray showed bone remaining only at the root tip – and why that decides between saving and replacing.
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Years After Losing a Molar: Sinus Lift, Bone Graft and Implants
Upper molars missing for years had left too little bone for an implant. How 3D planning determined the graft volume, and why two fixtures were left submerged during healing.
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Implants With Advanced Gum Disease: Treating the Gums First
Severe periodontitis had destroyed much of the supporting bone. Why implants placed into inflamed tissue fail, and how staged treatment – extractions, gum treatment, then grafting – made placement possible.
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Why Implants Fracture, and Three Ways to Prevent It
A single implant carrying the load meant for two fractured after five years. What actually breaks an implant, why implants are more vulnerable than natural teeth, and the three preventable…
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A Front Tooth Broken in a Fall: Implant and Making the Crown Last
An upper front tooth fractured beyond saving. Why the front of the mouth is the hardest place to place an implant, and why bite balance decides how long the crown…
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Severe Pain Under an Old Amalgam Filling: Secondary Decay
An amalgam filling worn for about seven years had cracked, and decay had spread underneath it into the pulp. What secondary decay is and why old fillings are worth checking.
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Invisalign in Korea: Treatment Time, Discomfort and What It Costs
Crowded, protruding upper front teeth corrected with clear aligners without extractions. How aligner packages differ, why treatment time can be shorter than with brackets, and what it costs.
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A Loose, Painful Implant: Removal, Bone Graft and Re-Placement
Peri-implantitis had destroyed the bone around a lower molar implant. The full revision sequence – fixture removal, healing, grafting, digital re-placement and a splinted bridge – over six months.