Implant Advantages · Exit 2, Seongsin Women's University Station
Turned down for an implant?
You have come to the right place.
"There isn’t enough bone." "This would be difficult for us." How many times have you heard that? Seongmo Dental Clinic starts by re-examining that conclusion. In most cases the "impossible" was a problem of the instruments, not of the patient.
- You were told at another clinic that you "don’t have enough bone"
- You have put it off for years because you fear anaesthesia and pain
- An implant placed in the past is loose or painful
- You wonder whether a tooth can be extracted and an implant placed the same day
If even one of these applies to you, this page has the answer.
Seongmo Dental Clinic is a specialist dental clinic opened in 1998, located at Exit 2 of Seongsin Women's University Station in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, specialising in difficult implant cases and the preservation of natural teeth.
Over more than 25 years of practice since opening, we apply waterless low-speed drilling, ACTILINK plasma surface activation and custom abutments made to the same specification as Seoul National University Dental Hospital. We keep five fixture systems — Osstem, IBS, MegaGen, Neo and Hiossen — and more than twenty surgical kits in stock at all times.
Why do you keep being told that it is difficult?
What is difficult is not you but the conditions — the amount of jawbone, the distance to the nerve, the height of the sinus. And conditions can be changed with equipment and technique.
In implant consultations the reason for refusal is almost always one of three. There is not enough bone. The nerve is close. The sinus has dropped. With only one or two fixture systems it is hard to work around these conditions. That is why Seongmo Dental Clinic in Seongbuk-gu prepared differently — five fixture systems, more than twenty surgical kits, navigation implant surgery. We do not avoid the conditions. We bring out the tool that matches them.
Immediate placement after extraction, large-scale bone grafting and sinus elevation, difficult re-treatment — we explain "how it is possible" and prove it with the result.
Why an implant becomes harder the longer you wait
- The jawbone (alveolar bone) where a tooth was lost is resorbed and becomes thinner as time passes
- As bone decreases, the extent of bone grafting grows and treatment time and difficulty rise with it
- The opposing and adjacent teeth drift into the empty space, which can throw the whole bite out of alignment
"I do not say 'it cannot be done' lightly. In most cases the reason it could not be done was not the patient but the instruments and the preparation. Since 1998, at this same address in Seongbuk-gu, I have placed implants for people who were turned away elsewhere — by saving the bone they had left. What I promise is not fine words — it is diagnostic data, certificates of authenticity, and a five-year responsibility warranty in writing."
Director, Seongmo Dental Clinic · Specialist in Integrated Dentistry (certified by the Ministry of Health and Welfare)
How is an implant here different from the usual case?
The standard at Seongmo Dental differs across seven items, from drilling and anaesthesia to surface activation, abutments and warranty.
| Item | The usual case | Seongmo Dental |
|---|---|---|
| Drilling method | High-speed drill with irrigation (water spray) | Waterless low-speed drill · preserves autogenous bone |
| Implant systems | 1–2 systems | Five systems: Osstem, IBS, MegaGen, Neo, Hiossen |
| Anaesthesia | Conventional infiltration anaesthesia | Three stages: topical → i-ject → Quicksleeper intraosseous |
| Surface activation | — | ACTILINK plasma |
| Abutment | Stock abutment | Fully custom (same specification as Seoul National University Dental Hospital) |
| Responsibility warranty | Varies by clinic | Five-year responsibility warranty · certificate of authenticity |
| Digital data | — | ✓ Stored for life |
Are you putting off an implant because the cost makes you uneasy?
Seongmo Dental Clinic publishes its non-covered fees on this website. There is no price that changes once you are in the consultation room.
It is not only pain that makes people postpone an implant — it is distrust about price. So we do not hide our prices. All non-covered fees are published on the fee guide page, and after a detailed diagnosis we provide the cost of each treatment plan in writing. Under the criteria of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, patients aged 65 and over are covered by national health insurance for up to two implants in their lifetime.
The "best" treatment and the "optimal" treatment can be different
Presenting the most ideal treatment from a medical point of view is a doctor's duty, but Seongmo Dental Clinic also understands the patient's practical circumstances in depth.
What is different about an implant consultation here?
Based on precise 3D CT and Q-ray diagnosis, Seongmo Dental Clinic presents several treatment plans and helps the patient choose the optimal one themselves.
We do not force one answer on you. After explaining the medically best option on the basis of a complete diagnosis using 3D CT and Q-ray fluorescence analysis, we discuss your financial circumstances, treatment period, general health and aesthetic goals, and present several alternatives. Working it out together to find the "optimal treatment plan" is what Seongmo Dental Clinic considers genuinely patient-centred care.
Three things we promise at the consultation
- Diagnosis first — we talk only after identifying the alveolar bone and nerve position with 3D CT and Q-ray fluorescence analysis
- More than one plan — we present several alternatives reflecting your financial, time and health conditions and choose together
- No over-treatment — on the principle of preserving natural teeth, we do not recommend treatment that is not needed
In conclusion, the surgical consultation at Seongmo Dental Clinic is structured so that several treatment plans are presented on the basis of precise diagnostic data, helping the patient choose the optimal plan themselves.
How many variables does the preparation cover?
Seongmo Dental Clinic keeps more than twenty surgical kits and five fixture systems in stock at all times, so that any variable arising during surgery — alveolar bone width, bone quality and so on — can be dealt with immediately.
It is the variables discovered after the operating room door closes that separate real skill. We secure the field of view with a shadowless light, loupes and SurgiView, and apply sterilisation and infection-control protocols in line with Korean Dental Association guidelines using an autoclave and the EXPlasma Z7 plasma steriliser. We keep more than twenty implant surgical kits in stock that are hard to find at other clinics, including Den-shaver, Haenaem bur, SCA, SLA, ridge splitting kits and MacGyver.
A perfectly clear field of view
A shadowless light (Dentis Luvis-S300, CRI 95+), loupes and SurgiView allow the surgical site to be observed in fine detail.
Double sterilisation system
An autoclave plus the EXPlasma Z7 low-temperature plasma steriliser blocks the possibility of infection at source.
More than twenty surgical kits
Surgical kits suited to a wide range of bone conditions are kept in stock at all times, so variables during surgery are dealt with immediately.
Five fixture lines
Osstem, IBS, MegaGen, Neo, Hiossen and others — the fixture optimised for each bone condition is selected.
How is painless implant anaesthesia carried out?
If you have been putting off an implant because you are afraid of the anaesthetic injection — that fear is the first thing we treat.
Seongmo Dental Clinic controls implant surgery pain with a three-stage system: topical anaesthesia → i-ject computerised painless anaesthesia → Quicksleeper intraosseous anaesthesia.
- Stage 1 — topical anaesthesia (rinse, gel and spray) blocks the sensation of the needle
- Stage 2 — anaesthetic warmed to body temperature is injected slowly with a 31G ultra-fine needle and i-ject
- Stage 3 — for cases where anaesthesia is difficult, Quicksleeper intraosseous anaesthesia acts immediately and reliably
Intraosseous anaesthesia delivers the drug directly into the tissue, so it takes effect faster than conventional infiltration anaesthesia. Seongmo Dental Clinic applies these three stages systematically according to each patient's condition. It is comfortable enough that some patients fall asleep during surgery.
Basic pain management — two stages
Topical anaesthesia is applied first, then anaesthetic warmed to body temperature is injected slowly with a 31G ultra-fine needle and a computerised painless injection device (i-ject), minimising pain and the feeling of pressure.
A special solution — Quicksleeper intraosseous anaesthesia
Where anaesthesia does not take well or inflammation is severe, precise Quicksleeper intraosseous anaesthesia provides immediate and reliable anaesthesia. Even difficult cases that require experienced technique can be treated comfortably.
Comfortable because no water is sprayed, and
unique in saving your own bone
In ordinary drilling your bone is washed away with the coolant — even though that bone is the best graft material there is.
Why does waterless low-speed drilling preserve autogenous bone?
Waterless low-speed drilling preserves more autogenous bone than the irrigated method — because no water is sprayed, the bone is not washed away.
Ordinary implant drilling sprays water to cool the heat, but in that process autogenous bone, the best graft material, is lost. Seongmo Dental Clinic reduces the heat itself by rotating at low speed and drills without water, and immediately before surgery activates the fixture surface with ACTILINK plasma to increase the speed of osseointegration.
Key points — three ways implants here are different
- Waterless low-speed drilling preserves autogenous bone and makes surgery comfortable without water irritation
- ACTILINK plasma activates the fixture surface and brings the speed of osseointegration forward
- Five systems — Osstem, IBS, MegaGen, Neo and Hiossen — allow the optimal fixture to be selected for any bone condition
Why "waterless low-speed drilling"?
Preserving autogenous bone — because bone is not washed away by water, your own bone, the finest graft material, is harvested intact. Minimal pain and swelling — there is less tissue irritation, so recovery is faster. Comfortable surgery — it is comfortable enough that some patients fall asleep during the procedure.
ACTILINK plasma surface activation
Immediately before surgery the implant surface is treated with plasma to accelerate bonding with bone cells. It is a core system at Seongmo Dental Clinic for shortening the overall treatment period.
Securing high initial fixation
With a technique only a small number of experienced clinicians can perform, high initial fixation is secured from immediately after surgery. This brings the time to completion of the prosthesis forward.
Top-grade bone graft material and membranes
Only top-grade premium collagen bone graft material and membranes are used, blocking the possibility of inflammation.
How are cases declared inoperable elsewhere solved here?
Five fixture systems and more than twenty kits allow the optimal combination for each bone condition to be selected, and navigation implant surgery secures precision in extreme cases.
Where the jawbone (alveolar bone) is insufficient and bone grafting is required, in extreme conditions such as a very narrow bone width, proximity to the nerve or an opened sinus, in difficult re-treatment, in large-scale bone grafting and sinus elevation, in same-day placement (immediate placement after extraction) and one-day implants, and in navigation implant surgery — every kind of difficult surgery is possible.
- Waterless low-speed drilling
- A method of drilling at low speed without spraying water. It preserves as much autogenous bone as possible and causes less tissue irritation, reducing pain and swelling and bringing recovery forward.
- ACTILINK (plasma surface activation)
- A device that applies plasma energy to the surface of implant fixtures, bone graft material, membranes and abutments to increase hydrophilicity. It accelerates bonding between the surface and bone cells, shortening the treatment period.
- Quicksleeper (intraosseous anaesthesia device)
- An intraosseous anaesthesia device that injects anaesthetic directly inside the bone tissue. It achieves immediate, reliable anaesthesia even in difficult or inflamed cases where conventional infiltration anaesthesia is not sufficient.
- Navigation implant
- A precision surgical system that plans the surgical path in advance from 3D CT data and guides it in real time. It maximises surgical precision in extreme cases adjacent to nerves and blood vessels.
See all equipment held for implant surgery at Seongmo Dental Clinic
HDX Dentri 3D CT (low-dose precision diagnosis) · Primescan 3D intraoral scanner · Quicksleeper intraosseous anaesthesia device · i-ject computerised painless anaesthesia device · ACTILINK plasma surface activator · EXPlasma Z7 low-temperature plasma steriliser · Autoclave · Shadowless light (Dentis Luvis-S300) · Loupes · SurgiView · Den-shaver, Haenaem bur, SCA, SLA, ridge splitting kit, MacGyver and more than 20 surgical kits · EMS Prophylaxis Master (Perioflow® implant-specific care)
In conclusion, implants at Seongmo Dental Clinic form a system specialised for difficult cases, combining waterless low-speed drilling, ACTILINK plasma surface activation, five fixture systems in stock and three-stage painless anaesthesia — the core difference that allows cases declared inoperable elsewhere to be solved.
A perfect prosthesis begins with an accurate impression
The common reason an implant fails early is not the surgery but a prosthesis that does not fit.
Does digital impression taking determine the lifespan of an implant?
Yes. The Primescan 3D scanner reduces error compared with the conventional rubber impression method, and a precise prosthesis improves occlusal stability and implant lifespan.
The success or failure of an implant prosthesis depends on accurately reproducing information about the mouth. Seongmo Dental Clinic uses Primescan, the German Dentsply Sirona 3D intraoral scanner that is at the highest level currently available. It captures precise, error-free data that is hard to obtain with analogue impression materials, and prostheses made from it extend implant lifespan and prevent secondary problems.
01 No rubber impression material
The distortion and error of conventional rubber impression material are eliminated. It is completed quickly, without the unpleasant impression-taking process.
02 A precise custom prosthesis
A precise prosthesis made from error-free 3D data improves occlusal stability and implant lifespan.
03 Data stored for life
Scan data is stored for life, so if a prosthesis is damaged or has to be remade it can be dealt with quickly and accurately.
Beauty you can see, and
stability you cannot
The tiny gap of a stock abutment comes back a few years later as trapped food and inflammation.
Seongmo Dental Clinic holds to an uncompromising standard of quality for the final prosthesis, the finishing touch of an implant. From the fixture down to a single connecting screw.
01 A fully custom abutment
Rather than a stock item, we use a premium custom abutment made to fit the patient's gums, to the same specification as Seoul National University Dental Hospital. It prevents food from being trapped and maintains gum health.
02 Premium zirconia
Only the latest top-grade genuine blocks of pure TOSOH powder from Amann Girrbach of Austria are used, achieving aesthetics and strength that are hard to distinguish from natural teeth.
03 Genuine parts throughout, without exception
From the fixture to the single connecting screw that determines the long-term life of an implant, using each manufacturer's genuine parts is an absolute rule.
The eight stages of an implant at Seongmo Dental Clinic
- An HDX Dentri 3D CT identifies bone density, thickness and nerve position to the millimetre. This data is the basis for whether surgery is possible and for the choice of fixture.
- Pain is controlled in the order topical anaesthesia → i-ject painless automatic injection device → Quicksleeper intraosseous anaesthesia.
- Drilling at low speed without water preserves autogenous bone and minimises thermal irritation.
- Immediately before placement the fixture surface is treated with plasma to increase the speed of osseointegration.
- Top-grade collagen bone graft material and a membrane create an environment for bone regeneration.
- Depending on the individual's bone condition, osseointegration usually takes 1.5 to 6 months. ACTILINK surface activation contributes to bringing this period forward.
- Precise, error-free data is acquired with the German Dentsply Sirona Primescan.
- The final prosthesis is completed with a fully custom abutment and top-grade zirconia. A five-year responsibility warranty and a certificate of authenticity are provided with it.
How is implant aftercare guaranteed?
The goal of an implant is not "placing" it. It is ten years of everyday life in which you chew radish kimchi without giving it a thought.
It is guaranteed by four systems: a five-year responsibility warranty, a certificate of authenticity, digital data stored for life, and professional care with EMS Perioflow®.
The report card for an implant is not the day it was placed but whether you are still chewing with it ten years later. With confidence in our skill and a sense of responsibility, Seongmo Dental Clinic provides a clear promise and care system in writing.
Five-year responsibility warranty
With firm confidence we promise a generous five-year warranty period, and provide a certificate of authenticity transparently as well.
Continuing maintenance
At regular check-ups the condition of the resin hole in the prosthesis is checked and, if necessary, refilled free of charge to maintain its integrity.
Digital data stored for life
All digital data is stored safely for life, so that if a problem arises, fast and accurate aftercare is possible.
Professional implant care
Using the Swiss EMS Perioflow®, biofilm in deep gaps that are hard to reach is removed without pain, preventing peri-implantitis.
In conclusion, implant aftercare at Seongmo Dental Clinic is guaranteed by a fourfold system: a five-year responsibility warranty, a certificate of authenticity, digital data stored for life and professional care with EMS Perioflow®.
Frequently asked questions about implants
- We can handle cases declared inoperable at other clinics, cases where the sinus bone is extremely thin and cases where the bone width is very narrow. With five fixture systems — Osstem, IBS, MegaGen, Neo and Hiossen — and more than twenty surgical kits in stock, any variable arising during surgery is dealt with immediately.
- Because it varies with the fixture brand and whether bone grafting is needed, Seongmo Dental Clinic publishes all non-covered fees on the fee guide page of this website and provides the cost of each plan in writing after a precise diagnosis. For patients aged 65 and over, national health insurance covers up to two implants in a lifetime under the criteria of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.
- Ordinary irrigated drilling sprays water to cool the heat, but autogenous bone is washed away. Waterless low-speed drilling reduces heat by rotating at low speed and drills without water. As a result your own bone, the best graft material, is preserved intact, and with less tissue irritation there is less pain and swelling and faster recovery.
- Topical anaesthesia (rinse, gel and spray) → anaesthetic warmed to body temperature injected with an ultra-fine needle and the i-ject computerised painless automatic injection device → and for cases where anaesthesia is difficult, Quicksleeper intraosseous anaesthesia: three stages applied in sequence. It is comfortable enough that some patients fall asleep during surgery.
- We promise a five-year responsibility warranty, and provide certificates of authenticity transparently for every component from the fixture to a single connecting screw. All digital data is stored for life, so if a problem arises it can be dealt with quickly and accurately.
- Seongmo Dental Clinic uses the Swiss EMS Perioflow® to remove biofilm in the deep gaps around an implant without pain. At regular check-ups the condition of the resin hole in the prosthesis is also checked and refilled free of charge if necessary, maintaining the integrity of the prosthesis.
- A stock abutment has a standardised shape that does not match the patient's gums, so food can be trapped or inflammation can occur. The fully custom abutment at Seongmo Dental Clinic is made to the same premium specification as Seoul National University Dental Hospital, fits the gums precisely and maintains long-term gum health.
- Under the criteria of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, patients aged 65 and over are covered by national health insurance for up to two implants in a lifetime. Partial edentulism is eligible; complete edentulism (for which full dentures apply) is excluded. Whether insurance applies and the amount you pay are explained after a precise diagnosis.
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- Implant non-covered fee guide
If you have been stopped by the words "it cannot be done", it is now your turn to hear how it can. One precise 3D CT diagnosis gives you both the answer on whether it is possible and several implant treatment plans — start at Seongmo Dental Clinic in Seongbuk-gu, Exit 2 of Seongsin Women's University Station.
For every implant procedure the surgical method, duration and result may differ according to the individual's bone density, gum condition and general health. Whether a difficult case can be resolved is decided after a precise diagnosis and full consultation with the medical team. Implant surgery may involve side effects such as bleeding, infection and failure of osseointegration, and a specific treatment plan must be discussed with the clinician in charge. This page is intended to provide medical information and does not replace an examination.
This page was updated with the latest information as of July 2026.