ANTERIOR ESTHETICS
Front-tooth implants, crowns, laminates and redoing old restorations. Color, translucency, shape and gum line — matched together with our in-house lab.
Front-tooth implant
By our director
Dentists & lab
Working together
In-house lab
Design Lab
WHY FRONT TEETH
Front teeth show every time you speak or smile. Even when only one is treated, a slight difference from the tooth beside it is noticeable — so there is more to look at.
A natural tooth is not one single color. It is deeper near the gum and more translucent toward the edge. A restoration has to follow the same gradation as the teeth beside it, or it looks out of place.
The width, length and edge line of the left and right front teeth need to follow your smile line. Even a 1 mm difference can change how your smile looks.
The margin where a restoration meets the gum should be even and healthy. If the gum heights differ or the margin shows through dark, even a well-made restoration stands out.
Bone and gum are thin at the front of the mouth, so the result depends on where and how deep an implant is placed. When needed, we plan bone grafting or gum grafting together.
FOR YOU
TREATMENT
The method depends on whether the tooth is missing and how healthy the remaining tooth is. After diagnosis, we decide on the right one together.
IMPLANT
An implant is placed where a front tooth is missing or cannot be saved. Because bone and gum are thin at the front, position and depth matter: after planning on 3D CT, our director — an oral & maxillofacial surgery specialist — places it himself.
Used for · Missing front tooth · front tooth with a fractured root
More about implantsCROWN · BRIDGE
A front tooth badly damaged by decay or fracture, or one that has had root canal treatment, is covered with an all-ceramic restoration. A material with no metal framework reduces the dark shadow that can show at the gum line. A missing tooth can also be restored with a bridge joined to the teeth on either side.
Used for · Broken tooth · discolored tooth · root-canal-treated tooth
LAMINATE
Only the front surface of a healthy tooth is thinly prepared, and ceramic is bonded on to refine color, shape and gaps. They are made as Golden Eight, our laminate program, which reduces the tooth only as much as is really needed.
Used for · Gaps between front teeth · small teeth · stains and discoloration
More about laminatesRE-TREATMENT
An existing restoration that has discolored with age, or whose shape and color do not match, is made again. Rather than simply swapping it, we first check the tooth underneath and the gums, finish any treatment they need, and then make the new one.
Used for · Restorations that stand out · dark gum margin · old restorations
SEOUL KWON DESIGN LAB
With a front-tooth restoration, the work often comes down to one shade of color or 1 mm of edge line. We make them ourselves in our in-house lab, Seoul Kwon Design Lab, so the dentist who treats you and the technician who makes the restoration talk to each other directly.
They hold a shade guide to the teeth and take photos together to read the tooth color and how it sits with the neighboring teeth.
The TRIOS intraoral scanner records your teeth digitally and sends the data straight to our in-house lab.
Over an all-ceramic material such as e.max, the technician layers ceramic to bring out even the translucent edge of a front tooth.
The treating dentist and the technician are in the same space, so a color or shape that does not match can be corrected on the spot.
CASES
Grouped by treatment. Before is on the left, after on the right.
Front teeth that were missing or could not be saved, restored with implants.
A broken, discolored upper front tooth was restored with an implant and crowns, matching shape and color across the front teeth.
An implant replaced a missing lower front tooth, with a restoration matched to the neighboring teeth.
A missing upper front tooth was restored with an implant, matching the shape and color of the two front teeth.
Before and after the restoration was placed on an implant in the lower front. The left photo shows the stage with the abutment (post) connected to the implant.
These are before/after photos of the same patient, same teeth, treated by the same medical staff, posted with the patient's consent. Results vary by individual; all treatments may involve side effects such as infection or bleeding — please consult the medical staff.
PROCESS
STEP 01
We check the teeth, bone and gums with 3D CT, an intraoral scan and photos of your mouth.
STEP 02
We first judge whether the tooth can be saved, then explain which option suits you — implant, crown or laminate — and the expected timeline.
STEP 03
The implant is placed or the tooth is prepared. You wear a temporary tooth during treatment, and we use it to check shape and length in advance.
STEP 04
After checking the color against the neighboring teeth, the final restoration is made in our in-house lab.
STEP 05
We check color, shape and bite before fitting it, then look after the gums and the restoration at regular check-ups.
MEDICAL TEAM
Our director places front-tooth implants himself. Crowns, bridges, laminates and re-treatment are carried out by our prosthodontic team together with the in-house lab.
DIRECTOR · ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Specialist · Integrated Dentistry Specialist
“The depth of a Seoul National University–trained specialist, with the warmth of caring for family.”
FAQ
We answer every last question, carefully and in full.
Matching a single front tooth to its neighbors is one of the more demanding jobs in restorative dentistry. Our dentists and the technicians in our in-house lab take photos together to check color and translucency, and try the restoration in your mouth again before it is fixed in place. Some difference may remain depending on the tooth and the material, so we explain the result you can expect after diagnosis.
LOCATION
Open on public holidays, too
| Mon · Thu (late hours) | 09:30 – 21:00 |
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| Tue · Wed · Fri | 09:30 – 18:30 |
| Sat · Public holidays | 09:30 – 14:00 |
| Lunch break (weekdays) | 13:00 – 14:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
Open until 9 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, and until 2 p.m. on Saturdays and public holidays. Closed on Sundays.
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