Korean Media Health Chosun_
Safe and fast Immediate Dental Implant
in elderly people and diabetic patients
S-PLANT Dental Hospital
Dr. Byoung-Sup SOHN
S-PLANT Dental Hospital Dr. SOHN gave
an interview to Health Chosun on 20
November.
The reporter for Korean Media Health
Chosun visited our hospital and talked
about dental implants. This article was
published on 4 December.
Dental implants usually take one year to
function normally after procedure.
A dental implant could be placed in 2~4
months to rebuild the jawbone in the site
after a tooth extraction and then
the surgical site would require an
additional 3 to 6 months. Even after that,
it takes 1 to 2 months for abutment
placement with the crown on top.
This is why some people hesitate to get
dental implants.
However, Immediate Dental Implant can
lessen patient’s burden. With the dental
implant guide system which helps to
check proper location for implant
placement and with surgical simulation,
the risk of blood vessels and nerve
damage can be reduced within 5 mm
incision or without incision. Therefore,
even patients with chronic diseases can
recover quickly from dental implants and
reduce their burden. Dr. SOHN said,
“The surgical time cut by half because a
dental implant is placed into
the designated site along with a guide
system. It takes only 2 hours to complete
putting the crown on top after
multi-implant placement.
He added there are some concerns
over safety due to the short treatment
time, but the immediate placement can
use the undamaged supporting bone and
eliminate the need for bone grafting.
For the immediate dental implant,
an adequate quantity of bone should be
correctly evaluated therefore doctor’s
extensive skill and experience are
necessary.
S-PLANT Dental Hospital has been
the first of Korea since we introduced
Immediate Dental Implant with 3D guide
system in 2008. All medical staff
who are in charge of dental implant
procedure have treated successfully over
2,000 cases and hold PhD degrees from
Seoul National University.
"Patient safety is always
a top priority"
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