Fixture
The titanium root. Position, depth and angle are planned on 3D CT and, when suitable, guided by a printed template.
Implant Center · Gangnam · Cheongdam · Bucheon
Dental implants that fit your care plan
A dental implant replaces a missing tooth root with a fixture that supports a crown. Oral examination and 3D CT are used to check bone volume, gum health and nearby anatomy. Extraction or bone grafting may change the sequence, and the final crown is fitted after the implant reaches sufficient stability and healing.
Assessment · Treatment options · Placement & healing · Long-term care
How does an implant work?
Three parts, three jobs. The crown is the only part you see.
Abutment
The abutment connects fixture and crown through the gum. Custom abutments are used where the plan calls for them instead of stock parts.
Crown
The crown is the visible tooth. A temporary crown can go on the same day when stability allows; the final one after integration.
The plan starts with your bone, gums and bite
- Bone height and width, and where the nerve and sinus sit.
- Gum health at the site and next to it.
- Your bite, and whether the crown has room to work.
- Medical history and medications.
- Whether extraction or a graft comes first.
- Temporary tooth now, or crown after integration.
Not a diagnosis. Stages are confirmed only after an oral examination and 3D CT.
What is your situation?
Read the situation closest to yours. The examination determines your plan.
One missing tooth
One implant, one or two visits
When the socket and bone allow, extraction, guided placement and a temporary tooth can happen in one visit. Otherwise the fixture heals first and the crown follows.
Several missing teeth
Each site is judged on its own bone
Staged visits are common because bone volume differs from site to site. Individual implants or an implant-supported bridge are both possible.
Most or all teeth
Full-mouth implants or an implant denture
Full-mouth implants restore the arch on multiple fixtures; an implant denture anchors a removable denture on a few. Bone, bite and overall health decide which fits.
Thin or lost jawbone
The graft comes first
If your jawbone lacks height or thickness, a graft can rebuild it before or during placement, using graft material matched to your case by 3D CT.
A short trip to Korea
Ask what fits in one visit
Some patients complete diagnosis and placement in one trip, then return for the final prosthesis after integration. Bone condition and initial stability decide how many stages are needed.
A previous implant concern
Diagnosis before anything else
The 3D CT shows what the earlier implant and the bone around it look like now. The plan follows from that, and can include a graft.
Different approaches, different conditions
Each approach is chosen for the conditions the examination reveals.
One-Day
Placement and a temporary tooth in one visit.
Bone volume and initial stability; the implant integrates before the final prosthesis.
Flapless
Placement through a small opening.
Jawbone condition is assessed on CT. The name describes an access method.
Bone graft
Bone rebuilt before or during placement.
Graft material and timing are matched to the case.
Full-mouth
Multiple fixtures carrying a whole arch.
Bone, bite and overall health determine the sequence.
Implant denture
A removable denture anchored on implants.
Bone is assessed at the anchor sites; the implants integrate before the denture.
Visit by visit: what happens when
An example sequence for a single implant. Extraction, a graft or healing time can add stages.
Visit 1 · exam
Oral exam and 3D CT
Bone volume, gum health and nearby anatomy are checked. Extraction or a graft changes the sequence here.
The clinician reviews a dental X-ray on the screen. Actual clinic photograph. Visit 1 · same or next day
Guided placement
The guide directs the fixture to the planned position. With enough initial stability, a temporary tooth is fitted the same day.
Implant surgery at Today Dental. Actual clinic photograph. At home · weeks to months
Integration
The fixture bonds with bone. Routine checks can be done near you and shared with the clinic.
AI-generated educational model of the implant–bone interface. It does not show a patient’s healing or confirm readiness for the final crown. Integration can fail; checks remain necessary. Visit 2 · final tooth
Stability check, then the crown
Implant stability is measured with ISQ equipment after placement so the prosthesis is connected at the right time. Bite and contacts are adjusted.
AI-generated educational model of a crown and surrounding teeth. Bite and contacts are checked and adjusted when the crown is fitted; this image does not establish fit or predict a treatment result.
Two trips or one?
Bone condition, extraction, grafting and initial stability decide it.
Book flights after the plan
Days in Korea are confirmed after diagnosis, not before it.
What plans and places the implant
Imaging, guided placement and stability checks inform the plan. The clinic also prepares the prosthesis and sterile instruments.
3D CT
Bone height and width, and where the nerve and sinus sit.
It caps the length of the fixture and can move the plan to a graft.
Simulation and printed guide
The path is rehearsed on the CT, then a patient-specific guide is printed.
It keeps the drill on the planned angle instead of on the day's judgement alone.
Stability measurement
An ISQ reading of how firmly the fixture is held by bone.
The prosthesis is connected on the reading, not on a fixed date.
Prosthetics
Crowns and bridges built on the same digital model.
Custom abutments are used where the plan calls for them instead of stock parts.
Sterilisation
Instruments are cleaned, sterilised and sealed until your visit.
Surgical steps sit inside this cycle, so it is part of the plan rather than a detail.
Recovery, precautions and safety
First 24 hours
Swelling and mild bleeding are expected
- Soft food, no smoking, no alcohol.
- Contact the clinic if bleeding does not settle.
First week
Gentle around the site
- Brush the rest normally and keep the site clean.
- Stitches, if any, are checked before you fly.
Until the final crown
Protect the temporary tooth
- No hard or sticky food on a temporary tooth.
- Routine checks can be done near you with our records.
What the clinic states about safety
Patients with well-managed systemic conditions can often be treated, with the plan designed around them. An accurate history comes first.
An implant can fail to integrate, and a graft can need more healing than planned. That is why stability is measured before the prosthesis is connected. Individual results vary.
Quality care programme · up to 5 years. Check-up guidance and a warranty certificate. Conditions apply.
Meet your implant clinicians
Dr. Yoon Chang-min
Integrated Dentistry
Board-certified specialist in Integrated Dentistry (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea)
All qualifications
Dr. Son Yeo-jin
Periodontics
Board-certified specialist in Periodontics (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea)
All qualificationsReviewed as a team
A plan that touches gums, bite and restoration is discussed by the specialists in each field first.
Records from the clinic
Panoramic X-rays and intraoral photographs recorded at the clinic.
Photographs taken at the clinic. Individual results vary. Published with the patient's written consent; periods as recorded.
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Questions patients ask
How many visits does a dental implant take in Korea?
The number of visits depends on bone condition, whether extraction or bone grafting is needed, and the prosthesis schedule, so it can range from one visit to several. The dentist confirms the stages and healing interval after an oral examination and 3D CT diagnosis.
Which implant brands does the clinic use?
The clinic works with established implant systems and selects the fixture based on your bone condition, the treatment site and the plan confirmed at diagnosis. Implant stability is measured with ISQ equipment after placement so the prosthesis is connected at the right time. Details of the recommended system are explained before treatment.
What if my jawbone is too thin for an implant?
If your jawbone lacks height or thickness, a bone graft can rebuild it before or during implant placement, using graft material matched to your case by 3D CT. Our clinic is recognized by the Korea Tooth Bank for autogenous tooth bone grafting. Whether a graft is needed is confirmed at diagnosis.
Can the implant really be completed in one day?
Extraction, placement and a temporary prosthesis can be done in a single visit when bone volume and initial stability allow. The final prosthesis is connected after integration, so a follow-up stage remains.
Am I a candidate if I have diabetes or another condition?
Patients with well-managed systemic conditions can often be treated, with the plan designed around them. An accurate medical history comes first, and the decision is made at the examination.
How should international patients plan their visits?
Tell us the dates you can be in Korea at the consultation, and the stages are planned around them.