Tooth with Receding Jawbone: What Comes After Extraction? Dental Implants Near Sadang Station

Treatment period: Ongoing, listed with each photo

Nice to meet you,

This is Director Park Jeong-gi from Seoul Remember Dental Clinic near Sadang Station.

Natural teeth are divided into the crown and the root,

and the root is delicately connected by a tissue called the periodontal ligament,

which holds and supports the root.

Because of this, when a problem occurs in a tooth,

it can affect not only the visible crown,

but also the periodontal ligament and the root.

In particular, when inflammation occurs in the tissues around the tooth due to periodontitis,

the periodontal ligament is lost and the jawbone begins to recede, creating an unfavorable situation.

I will continue by looking at a related clinical case at the dental clinic near Sadang Station.

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At first glance,

a few molars covered with crowns can be observed,

but the gums around them are severely swollen,

and there is inflammation and pus;

there is also a fractured premolar where the tooth broke off due to decay.

Also, because a lot of food gets stuck in the broken gap,

the surrounding gums are red and swollen as well.

At the dental clinic near Sadang Station, if we want an accurate diagnosis,

we recommend taking an X-ray.

That is because when the tooth is covered with prosthetics like this,

it is difficult to know the internal condition precisely.

In this case as well, we took an X-ray not only to check the depth of the decay

but also to examine the area under the prosthesis.

Looking at the panoramic image,

the problem was more serious than expected.

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The area marked with the green line at the dental clinic near Sadang Station

indicates the normal alveolar bone height,

but in this case, due to periodontal disease,

the jawbone receded and dropped,

and the bone melted away down to the area marked with the red line.

In such cases, the periodontal ligament disappears completely,

causing greater mobility.

If the bone has melted all the way to the root tip,

severe mobility of grade 3 or higher occurs,

and at that point, extraction is necessary.

Also, treatment should not end with extraction alone.

Since this is a molar area,

the chewing function must be restored as well.

At the dental clinic near Sadang Station, after considering where to begin,

we started by extracting the area with severe bone loss

and scraping out the inflamed tissue.

If we thoroughly clean out any infected granulation tissue left inside,

the human body’s healing ability can allow some new bone to fill in.

We also decided to place implants in the areas where the bone had melted less severely

to restore the molars.

Since one side needs to finish treatment as soon as possible

so the patient can eat properly,

the dental clinic near Sadang Station prioritizes that point

and carries out treatment accordingly.

I will show you what it looked like after all the treatment was completed.

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The upper and lower right molars,

where the bone loss was very severe,

are currently in a state where we are waiting for the bone to recover after extraction.

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The left side has completed all treatment,

so the patient can eat on the left side.

On the panoramic X-ray,

you can confirm that the jawbone has healed well up to the height of the fixture.

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Looking inside the mouth as well,

the premolar that was fractured at the initial visit also received root canal treatment and a crown,

so it looks aesthetically good,

and above all, the gums that were severely swollen

and filled with inflammation and pus

have regained their health, taking on a bright pink color.

If treatment had started a little earlier,

it could have been finished sooner,

but because the bone loss was so severe,

I hope the remaining areas can also be treated gradually.

At the dental clinic near Sadang Station,

our first treatment goal is to help patients eat comfortably.

To help you keep the enjoyment of eating,

we will continue to do our best.

I hope you have a good day today as well,

and this has been Director Park Jeong-gi of Seoul Remember.