Name: Ali Makhmalbaf, DDS
Last name: Makhmalbaf
Began aesthetic medicine in: 1997
Years experience: 26
Primary Specialty: Dentist
Business: Westwood Dental Arts Center
Address: 10921 Wilshire Blvd
Address suite: Suite 501
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Zip Code: 90024
Country: US
Consulting Fees: -1$
Has Sponsored Offer : No
Clinical Privileges:
- Cal Dental Group of Pasadena
Education:
- Dental: DDS, 1997
Postdoc Training:
- Residency: Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry of USC, 2007
GPS coordinates on map: 34.0522,-118.2429962
Primary location:
Location name: Los Angeles
State: CA
Country: US
Map point: 34.0522,-118.2429962
Treatments:
- Braces
- Damon Braces
- Dental Bonding
- Dental Crown
- Dental Implants
- Invisalign
- Lumineers
- Porcelain Veneers
- Smile Makeover
- Teeth Whitening
- Tooth Repair
- Zoom Whitening
RealSelf Info
Profile views: 702
Answer count: 34
Star rating: 2.0473720558371
Profile created: Jun 14, 2013
Profile modified: Sep 30, 2019
Profile photo modified: Feb 21, 2020
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Free-Claimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Dentist
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Jun 17, 2013
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033
Locations
- Los Angeles, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 34.0522,-118.2429962
Doctor’s answers
Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
How to find a dentist with higher than average dental bridge making skills?
Find a dentist
Apr 14, 2015
Apr 14, 2015
You should look for a Prosthodontist who has specialty and trained in crown and bridges, restoring implants and full mouth reconstruction.
I decided to have dental bonding. Should I have it done after getting a mouthguard?
Bonding and mouthguard
May 10, 2014
May 10, 2014
You have to get bondings before fabricating a mouthguard. If you get your mouthguard first, It will not fit in your mouth after having bondins.
2 weeks post dental implant, infection/inflammation?
Pain after implant placement
Nov 17, 2013
Nov 17, 2013
Having pain 2 weeks after implant placement is not a good sign. See your doctor as soon as possible to find out reason of having pain.
Bone graft needed if I receive an extraction with implants?
Bone Graft and Implant Placement after extraction
Nov 14, 2013
Nov 14, 2013
Implant placement can be done either at the same day of extraction or after few months. Bone graft depends on bone quantity and It can be evaluated by taking a CT scan. It is not recommended to place an implant couple weeks after extraction.
Can you have a root canal done through a crown by drilling and refilling?
Drilling a crown for doing root canal
Nov 10, 2013
Nov 10, 2013
If your crown is OK and margins, contours, contacts are acceptable, root canal can be done through the crown. It has to be evaluated by your dentist.
What can I chew with dental implants?
What can I chew with dental implants?
Oct 21, 2013
Oct 21, 2013
You do not chew on dental implants. You can chew with restorations on top of dental implants and it depends on what kind of restoration you will have. You can have complete dentures, porcelain crowns, … so based on you restorations your chewing ability will be different.
I Have Upper and Lower Dentures and Tired of Them, Would Implants Work? I Am 60 Years Old.
Tired of wearing dentures
Oct 18, 2013
Oct 18, 2013
Short answer will be YES. Implants are helping many many patients now to have more stable or even fixed prostheses in the mouth.
Last updated on 12/25/2023