Treatment records
General Dentistry
Root canal treatment, fillings, crowns and other general dental cases treated at The Seoul Dental in Seongnam, Korea.
Cases treated at The Seoul Dental in Seongnam, Korea. Each entry is a summary — open one to read the full record. Patient-identifying details are removed.
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A Crack Under an Old Gold Inlay: Why a Molar Hurts Only When You Bite
A molar that gives a sharp jolt as you release a bite is usually cracked, not decayed – and where a gold inlay sits over it, the crack can reach…
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Decay in a Front Tooth: Why It Reaches the Nerve Sooner
A front tooth is small and its single canal is wide in proportion to it, so decay of the same depth is closer to the nerve than in a molar.…
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Is It Too Late to Have a Wisdom Tooth Out at 50? What Changes Is the Bone
Jaw bone becomes denser and less elastic with age, so the same impacted wisdom tooth is a longer operation at 55 than at 25. A horizontally lying lower third molar,…
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Notches Worn at the Gum Line: When Resin Is Enough and When It Is Not
A notch worn into the neck of a tooth is usually rebuilt with composite resin in a single visit. Where the wear has reached the pulp, as it had on…
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A Front Tooth Turning Dark: What the Colour Is Telling You
A tooth darkening on its own is usually not staining. Grey means the nerve has died; black usually means decay. The two need different treatment, and the reason to act…
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Why the Same Filling Costs Different Amounts at Different Clinics
Cheaper is not proof of good value and dearer is not proof of overtreatment. What actually varies – and what the etching step has to do with how long a…
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Choosing the Cheaper Crown on Purpose
Decay hidden under an old amalgam filling, flagged at a check-up and deferred. By the time it was treated the tooth’s prognosis was limited – which is why a PFM…
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A Broken Front Tooth: Three Levels of Damage, Three Different Treatments
How a chipped tooth is treated depends entirely on how deep the break goes. This one had fractured through to the pulp – and the X-ray was taken to rule…
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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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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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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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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…