Advantages of a Left Lower Molar Implant Bridge, Treatment Process, and Why It Should Be Treated Quickly | Sangdo-dong Dental Clinic

Sangdo-dong Dental Clinic. This is Director Park Jeong-gi of Seoul Remember.

I think everyone already knows

how important molars are.

They play the main role in eating,

and it is said that people who have lost molars

also tend to have a shorter healthy lifespan,

which shows that they are truly essential to us.

However, since they mainly perform the chewing function,

they bite together up and down thousands of times a day

and can become weakened while crushing hard foods.

As a result, as people get older,

many patients develop problems in the posterior teeth,

Today, at Sangdo-dong Dental Clinic,

I will share various information by looking at a case related to this.

1. Problems When the Left Lower Molars Are Missing

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Looking at the oral photo,

the left lower posterior area is missing.

From the second premolar

to the second molar,

a total of three teeth are missing.

In this case, if you eat on the left side,

food will get stuck and come out,

so meals would mainly have been eaten

only on the right side.

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I cannot know the exact time

when the teeth were lost,

but since it has been quite a long time,

from what Sangdo-dong Dental Clinic can see now,

the alveolar bone appears very thin.

Because there are no teeth,

the bone in that area is resorbed

and becomes thinner gradually as it recedes.

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Also, normally the upper and lower teeth should bite together evenly,

but if one side is missing,

the teeth on the other side can erupt further,

and in this case, fortunately(?)

the opposing tooth in the upper jaw is an implant,

so it seems the tooth will not move.

2. Digital Implant

At Sangdo-dong Dental Clinic,

to restore the function of the missing left lower molars,

we decided to perform a digital implant.

This is a method that uses CT and oral scanning

to enable surgery at a safe and accurate position.

By using a digital guide,

the placement position, angle, depth, and direction of the fixture

can all be simulated in advance,

which reduces procedure time

and increases safety and professionalism.

Since unnecessary incisions are not made,

there is less bleeding and swelling,

so it is a major advantage that it can be performed

even in older patients or patients with systemic diseases.

3. Implant Bridge

If the surgery goes well as planned in advance

at Sangdo-dong Dental Clinic,

we then proceed with the prosthetic restoration,

and in this case,

using a digital guide,

we placed only two fixtures in positions that could provide good retention,

and made the prosthesis to be placed later

in a bridge type so that it could restore the role of three teeth.

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This reduces the cost

while distributing the chewing force in the posterior area

so that all of them can do their proper role.

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Also, since it is made of zirconia,

its esthetics are excellent,

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and because maintenance can be performed by loosening and tightening the internal screw

through the hole on the occlusal surface,

the patient only needs to come for regular checkups.

The posterior implant explained today at Sangdo-dong Dental Clinic

uses a digital method,

and if there is a situation where the fixation strength of the alveolar bone

can be sufficiently utilized,

it broadens the scope of diagnosis,

such as how many implants to place

and how the prosthesis should be made.

However, before that,

the amount of bone that remains for me

must be the top priority,

so if there is an area in the oral cavity where teeth are missing,

please at least get a checkup first.

That is all for today.

Thank you for reading.

This was Director Park Jeong-gi of Seoul Remember, Sangdo-dong Dental Clinic.

Treatment period: 2025.01.26 ~ 2025.06.20