Dental panoramic X-ray of an adult with both jaws restored by full-arch implant-supported fixed prostheses, showing multiple implants in the upper and lower jaws with fixed bridges in occlusion.

How Well You Chew Is What Remains — What Can Still Be Recovered

How Well You Chew Is What Remains — What Can Still Be Recovered Dr’s Notes · Teeth and Whole-Body Health, Part 3 of 3 Parts 1 and 2 may not have been comfortable reading. They were full of numbers showing that the more teeth you lose, the higher your risk of heart disease, pneumonia, and […]

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Dental panoramic X-ray of an adult with multiple missing molars, showing remaining teeth, an implant, and empty tooth-loss spaces in both jaws.

The Weight of a Single Tooth — What the Number of Teeth You’ve Lost Says About You

The Weight of a Single Tooth — What the Number of Teeth You’ve Lost Says About You Dr’s Notes · Teeth and Whole-Body Health, Part 1 of 3 There is something I hear from patients almost every week: “It’s just one molar. Does it really matter?” It doesn’t hurt to chew, and a back tooth

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Parent calling an after-hours dental clinic near Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek at night

Dental Emergency Near Osan Air Base or Camp Humphreys? What to Do After Hours and on Weekends

Dental Emergency Near Osan Air Base or Camp Humphreys? What to Do After Hours and on Weekends Dr’s Notes — for U.S. military families near Camp Humphreys and Osan Air Base Dental emergencies have a talent for bad timing. The crown comes off on a Saturday evening. The toothache that was “manageable” all week becomes

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수면 임플란트(진정제 투여) 없이 국소마취로 임플란트 수술을 진행하는 365이룩치과 원장

What You Won’t Find at Our Clinic — and What You Will.

What You Won’t Find at Our Clinic — and What You Will. Dr’s Notes Scroll through social media these days and you’ll see dental implant ads everywhere. The biggest thing on every ad is the price. Next to it, words like “Same-day,” “Easy,” “Special offer.” While thinking about how to introduce our clinic among ads

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Cavities in Baby Teeth: “They’ll Fall Out Anyway — Do We Really Need to Treat Them?”

Cavities in Baby Teeth: “They’ll Fall Out Anyway — Do We Really Need to Treat Them?” Dr’s Notes This is the question I hear most often from parents in pediatric consultations — and honestly, it’s the most reasonable one. The tooth will fall out in a few years and a new one will replace it,

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3D illustration of a tooth cross-section showing root canals during endodontic treatment

Why a Root-Canal-Treated Tooth Can Still Hurt — When Retreatment or an Apicoectomy Is the Answer

Why a Root-Canal-Treated Tooth Can Still Hurt — When Retreatment or an Apicoectomy Is the Answer Dr’s Notes “The nerve is gone — why does it hurt?” That’s the first question from nearly every patient who returns with pain in a tooth that already had root canal treatment. It feels contradictory, and the confusion is

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3D illustration of a ceramic dental crown separated from the prepared tooth underneath

Your Crown Came Off: What to Do Right Now — When It Can Be Recemented and When It Can’t

Your Crown Came Off: What to Do Right Now — When It Can Be Recemented and When It Can’t Dr’s Notes Crowns have a strange talent for coming off on Friday evenings and holiday weekends. Chewing gum or a caramel, flossing, or just eating dinner — and suddenly there’s something hard rolling around in your

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3D illustration of a dental implant with bone graft particles and a membrane in the jawbone

Why Implant Bone Graft Quotes Differ So Much Between Clinics — What’s Actually Inside That Line Item

Why Implant Bone Graft Quotes Differ So Much Between Clinics — What’s Actually Inside That Line Item Dr’s Notes Patients who shop around for implant consultations almost always come back with the same question: “One clinic quoted a price including the bone graft, another quoted double — what’s the difference?” Many also ask why the

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MOU signing ceremony at 365 E-LOOK Dental's lobby. Dr. Junsang Lee and Eumteo center director Jongchan Lee hold the signed agreement, surrounded by clinic staff and Eumteo trainees making finger hearts for a group photo.

[Dr’s Notes] Lowering the Barriers to Dental Care — Our Promise to Eumteo

[Dr’s Notes] Lowering the Barriers to Dental Care — Our Promise to Eumteo By Dr. Junsang Lee, Lead Director | 365 E-LOOK Dental On July 15, our clinic signed a partnership agreement (MOU) with the Eumteo Vocational Adaptation Training Center for People with Disabilities, an affiliate of the Pyeongtaek Citizens’ Foundation, to support the oral

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