Gangdong-gu Full Implant Price, Do You Know the Hidden Secret Behind ‘Bone Grafting’?
Hello.
I am the director of Seoul Bardi Dental Clinic.
These days, the competition over implant prices at dental clinics is really intense, isn’t it?
When you walk down the street, you even see bold phrases like ‘Implants for 330,000 won.’
Because the costs vary so widely,
I completely understand how patients can feel confused,
thinking,
“What on earth is the 기준?”
“Isn’t cheap usually cheap for a reason?”
“Won’t extra costs be added later?”
But when you actually go in for a consultation, the implant itself may be inexpensive,
so why does the final estimate sometimes end up well over several million won?
The secret lies in the ‘bone grafting diagnosis,’ which varies greatly from clinic to clinic.
Today, I’ll tell you the truth about implant pricing that you need to know,
and share a real treatment case.
Why is the ‘bone grafting cost’ more frightening than the implant price?
Gangdong-gu Full Implant Price, Do You Know the Hidden Secret Behind ‘Bone Grafting’?
Many people go in for a consultation looking only at the implant price itself,
and are shocked by an unexpected ‘bone grafting cost.’
In some cases, the bone grafting fee is even higher than the implant fee,
so the tail ends up bigger than the body.

Especially when the upper molar bone is insufficient, the procedure called a
‘sinus lift’
can range from 300,000 won at some clinics to as much as 1,000,000 won at others.
In other words, one bone grafting procedure can cause the cost to jump far more than a difference of a few tens of thousands of won in the implant price.
But here’s the important part...
The key question is this:
“Is all of that bone grafting really necessary?”
Sometimes, unnecessary bone grafting is used to hide things from the patient and increase the cost.
In the end, the key to clearly reducing implant costs is not cheaper materials,
but the doctor’s skill in reducing unnecessary bone grafting as much as possible.
A full-arch implant case that prevented unnecessary bone grafting
Gangdong-gu Full Implant Price, Do You Know the Hidden Secret Behind ‘Bone Grafting’?
Recently, a patient who came to our clinic had been wearing a partial denture for a long time.
Even the remaining teeth were in a regrettable condition, with the jawbone having resorbed and the teeth becoming loose.


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In the end, we decided to extract all remaining teeth and proceed with full-arch implants.
In fact, this patient had already visited several dental clinics before coming to ours.
At every clinic, they were told that bone grafting would be needed for every site,
and they were deeply troubled by the cost, which had ballooned like a snowball.

But when I carefully analyzed the CT data,
a bone graft was not needed indiscriminately at every site.
By strategically using the stronger areas, we boldly excluded the places where it was not absolutely necessary.
However, on both upper molar areas, the bone was too thin, so a sinus lift had to be performed.
What is a sinus lift?
It is a high-level surgical procedure in which the floor of the maxillary sinus, an empty air space above the upper jawbone, is lifted and filled with bone.
▼For more detailed information about the sinus lift,
please refer to the post below~
I do not simply say, “You need a bone graft.”
While looking at the CT images with the patient,
I explained in detail why surgery was necessary in each area.

As a result, by showing only the areas that truly needed bone grafting through the data,
the patient was able to understand fully and comfortably decide to proceed with treatment.
By removing unnecessary steps,
the cost burden naturally decreased,
and since the surgical scope became smaller,
the burden of recovery could also be reduced.
The surgical process using guided implants
Gangdong-gu Full Implant Price, Do You Know the Hidden Secret Behind ‘Bone Grafting’?
This was a major surgery involving a total of 14 implants in the upper and lower jaws,
but through a digital guide,
the procedure was completed safely on the same day.
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With digital guide surgery, computer analysis is used to identify the safest positions in advance before placing the implants,
so the operation time is shorter and pain and swelling are much less.
If all the teeth are removed, do you have to live without teeth for a while?
Gangdong-gu Full Implant Price, Do You Know the Hidden Secret Behind ‘Bone Grafting’?
This is the most common concern among people preparing for full-arch implants.
“If all my teeth are extracted, do I have to live without teeth for a while?”
To answer first:
There is absolutely no need to worry.

We pre-make a new temporary denture so it can be worn immediately on the day of surgery.
That way, even right after the procedure, daily life and eating are not disrupted. ^^
Four months of waiting, and then completion
Gangdong-gu Full Implant Price, Do You Know the Hidden Secret Behind ‘Bone Grafting’?
After surgery, four months...
We carefully checked one by one with a machine to see whether the implant roots and the bone had fused well.
Rather than just assuming, “It must have bonded well~,” we make decisions based on accurate measurements.

Machine that checks the implant-bone integration relationship
After confirming through the data that everything had solidly fused,


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we took a precise impression and completed the final zirconia prosthesis.

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Look at the quality of treatment, not the cost
Gangdong-gu Full Implant Price, Do You Know the Hidden Secret Behind ‘Bone Grafting’?
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The price of full-arch implants,
of course, is important.
I completely understand how heavy the financial burden can feel.
But there is something much more important than the number you see.
It is how honestly and precisely the doctor raises the quality of treatment.
We do not indiscriminately place bone just because everyone else does.
We analyze the data, strategically use the stronger areas,
and boldly reduce unnecessary bone grafting.
That is what I believe true skill is.
In the end, only when the quality of treatment is high
can the lifespan of the implant also be long.
So that even 10 or 20 years from now,
you can say, “I’m really glad I got the implant then,”
we will think together about the most honest path from the patient’s point of view.
Thank you for reading this long post today~^^
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| This post was written directly by Seoul Bardi Dental Clinic for the purpose of providing medical information in compliance with Article 56, Paragraph 1 of the Medical Advertising Act. The information provided is for reference only, and for symptom evaluation and accurate management methods, please visit a medical institution and receive guidance from a medical professional. All procedures/surgeries performed at the dental clinic may carry potential risks depending on the individual (inflammation, bleeding, swelling, etc.). Please make decisions after sufficient consultation with the medical staff in advance. The treatment cases in this post were photographed with the consent of patients who actually completed treatment at our clinic, and the before-and-after photos were taken under the same conditions. |