Before the treatment method comes the order in which your current condition is checked. Even with the same symptom, the treatment needed changes with the teeth and jawbone that remain and with how far things have progressed. So rather than introducing procedures, this guide explains what is checked, and against which criteria.
Each document follows the same order: definition → the patient's situation → warning signs → possible causes and how they are told apart → examination → options → what makes the answer differ. It is put together so that, once you have read it, you know what to ask in the treatment room.
We do not state a treatment method, a duration or a cost without an examination. What is written here is a general set of criteria, and the actual scope of treatment differs from person to person according to the examination results.
Dental terms in the Korean text are underlined. Hovering over them, or selecting them with the keyboard, shows the explanation from the dental glossary straight away.
So that you can read only the part you need, each document covers the following ten items in the same order.
GUIDE LIST
Choose the situation that applies and you can follow it in order, from what to check through to how it is examined.
Being told "you will probably need an implant" brings up the cost, the time and the extent of the surgery all at once. What actually decides the order, though, is not the treatment method but the jawbone and gums you have now. Where National Health Insurance applies…
Read in Korean →Being told "the cavity is deeper than expected" raises the question of whether a filling will do or whether it will go as far as root canal treatment. This is also why the diagnosis can look different from clinic to clinic. Depending on what has progressed and how far, a composite filling, an inlay, root canal treatment…
Read in Korean →Is there something you need checked? We do not state a treatment method without an examination.
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