Dr. Kourosh Maddahi Uses Biocompatible Dentistry

We’ve all heard that we shouldn’t eat fish more than a few times per week because of the amount of mercury that is contained within our oceans at present. At the same time, however, traditional dentistry uses the same hazardous material to fill the holes in our teeth. The truth is, most “silver” tooth fillings are 50% mercury. Depending on the size of the filling, the amount of mercury used to fill a cavity can equal the amount found in a thermometer. Now, why do we limit ourselves to the amount of fish we consume per week, and yet simultaneously fill our mouths with the same toxic substance we are trying to avoid, making it present in our teeth 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Research has shown that fillings expose a person to more mercury than from all other sources, and as mercury is one of the most toxic substances on earth, these findings are not to be taken lightly. Fortunately, cosmetic dentistry in Los Angeles has moved on from the dark age of mercury fillings.

Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, who practices cosmetic dentistry in Los Angeles, uses biocompatible dentistry to ensure the safety and wellbeing of his patients. Rather than knowingly expose his patients to harmful toxins, Dr. Maddahi uses alternatives such as tooth colored fillings made of resin or porcelain and inlays and outlays made of porcelain. These are not only safer, but also more cosmetically attractive as they do not make the teeth appear gray as silver fillings often do.

For those who have had the misfortune of being given a silver filling, Dr. Maddahi is able to remove the offending material, unless the patient is nursing or lactating. Only dentists who have been trained by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, like Dr. Maddahi, are qualified to remove toxic filling material. Dr. Maddahi believes strongly in biocompatible dentistry and will be happy to switch out your harmful fillings. Silver tooth filling removal is an extremely important step to take in regaining control of your dental health.

Dr. Maddahi’s skill in biocompatible dentistry ensures that his patients are assured of the quality, safety, and aesthetic appeal of their dental work. Dr. Maddahi has built and revitalized many beautiful smiles that make people feel great.

Cosmetic dentistry in Los Angeles can help you get the beautiful smile you deserve. Call toll free at 888-310-6771 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Maddahi.

What you pay for is what you get when it comes to veneers and cosmetic dentistry, it seems. Beverly Hills cosmetic dentist, Kourosh Maddahi, assists patients throughout the Los Angeles area. Much of Dr. Maddahi’s caseload involves refurbishing shoddy and improperly made veneers.

Dr. Maddahi is renowned for his expertise and excellence with porcelain veneers. Certain aspects of selecting the dentist to use for veneer work absolutely cannot be disregarded.

When shopping for the best price on porcelain veneers, choosing inexpensive veneer work, or just deciding upon a cosmetic dentist because they are situated nearby or are perhaps your family dentist, can be a potential liability. You really do need an expert veneers dentist.

It can be presumed that all dentists are similar in quality and that some merely choose to charge less for an equal product. Sorry, but this just is not the case. The maxim, “you get what you pay for” is, over and over again, a painfully true adage in dentistry.

Some veneers will easily chip, crack or fracture. Veneers can simply fall off. Often, inferior veneers will change color. Incorrectly veneered teeth can also develop sensitivity to biting or to hot and cold. Veneers that have been inaccurately placed or prepared can cause bleeding or infected gums, leading to pain. Veneers can throw off the bite, also causing pain.

When choosing a dentist for veneers it is important to use the following checklist, provided by Dr. Maddahi, which will assist in the selection of a high quality set of veneers.

Choose:
Top quality materials
Top quality aesthetics
A skilled dental team
Cutting-edge technology
Superior training Comfort
Extensive experience
Confidence
Excellent patient/doctor rapport
Convenience

Avoid:
Low quality veneer materials
Inferior bonding material
Poor quality aesthetics
Substandard training
An inexperienced dental team
Incorrectly prepped teeth
Careless bonding
Discomfort and pain
Discoloration of veneer
Inferior office quality

Additionally, it is another truth in dentistry that the aesthetic eye of the cosmetic dentist is rarely taught, learned or developed. Since a very early age, Dr. Maddahi has had an eye for the aesthetics, and that is why he chose this field. There are hundreds of his cases available to review and thereby witness his rare ability.

One patient explains, “My entire life I was told that I needed braces to correct my unsightly smile. Actually, I had such a drastic aesthetic mess, that I had been told that most likely braces would not even fully correct my smile. In just two appointments with Dr. Maddahi, one for three hours and the other for less than two, I now have a perfectly natural and beautiful smile. Honestly, it’s best that I waited to meet Dr. Maddahi.”

The fact that veneers can look so good can be the most obvious mishap if endeavoring to spend less for a smile reconstruction. Veneers can made to look too fat, too long, too square, too yellow, too white or too opaque.

What should have been a beautiful and natural-looking new smile can be a fresh cause for humiliation.

Therefore, you can see that your choice for a veneer dentist must be very competent and highly qualified, as well as particularly experienced. Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, Los Angeles porcelain veneer dentist, is thereby the perfect choice. He offers no-charge porcelain veneers consultations at his convenient Beverly Hills dentist office located nearby Pacific Palisades, West LA and West Hollywood.

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Completely natural looking, beautiful smiles are the expected standard in business and personal circumstances. It’s an interesting change in customary standards, but when you realize how easy it now is to achieve a perfect smile it’s no wonder.

Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, Beverly Hills cosmetic dentist, is well known in Los Angeles for his aesthetic eye as well as his high tech skill and artistry in the creating of a better smile in record time. Dr. Maddahi practices speed and perfection, while providing beautiful and absolutely natural-looking smiles, and does so consistently, and very quickly.

Indeed, the amount of time it may take for him to create a beautiful, natural new smile, whether he is performing a whole mouth reconstruction or only replacing a few teeth, is record-breaking!

How? Dr. Maddahi perfected this speed drill while filming for the many television shows that have used him over the past years to demonstrate smile makeovers. What came of this experience was perfection and speed. Imagine being filmed by a television crew, who have an exact timetable laid out, and who are only in the office for a few hours.

Having been filmed for numerous television networks such as CNN, Fox and ABC, as well as having been seen on such shows as Oprah, Entertainment Tonight and Good Day LA, to name just a few, Dr. Maddahi learned to get his work done in the time allotted, and he always had to make sure it was perfect!

Sadly, a beautiful and completely natural-looking smile is not always the outcome of some cosmetic dentistry. We have all seen teeth that have been made too white, or too big for the lips. Some dental work just does not look natural; perhaps the shape, size or hue of the teeth is incorrect. Not so with Dr. Maddahi!

While Dr. Kourosh Maddahi specializes in complete smile makeovers, he also offers porcelain crowns and veneers, teeth whitening, and a full array of all other dental services.

Have you heard yet about the newest high-tech system for same-day permanent dental crowns, inlays or onlays? Dr. Maddahi says, “The CEREC tooth restoration system gives beautiful, natural all-ceramic restorations – crowns, onlays and inlays. Because we have the system in our office, I am right there with the computer on the tooth and sculpting the tooth from that vantage point. We actually get a better fit than most lab work. The margins are perfectly sculpted.”

The use of digital x-rays greatly reduces the time dental work takes. In three seconds time from the camera clicking, the X-ray image is available on the computer screen. Dr. Maddahi also uses the IntraOral Camera, which is a small pen-shaped camera that also instantly displays images on the screen. This is an important diagnostic tool for the doctor, and also gives the patient the exact same view of what the dentist is viewing.

Digital Cosmetic Imaging also helps to make the process quicker. The computerized split-image displays one-half of the screen as the current smile and the other a digital simulation of the smile after work is done. This allows for an immediate decision by the patient and the dentist.

Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, Beverly Hills cosmetic dentist, performs with speed and perfection in cosmetic dentistry while achieving beautiful and completely natural-looking smiles.

This is an important question with so many dentists to choose from, so many advertising for one thing or another and so many unknown factors. Here at Dr. Kourosh Maddahi’s Beverly Hills dentist office we offer the highest quality cosmetic dentistry available and combine that with excellence of communication and care that is unrivaled.

The quality of a dentist’s work has been found to be modified by three points. First is his basic dental education – where did he get his degree and what specialties did he study? Our Dr. Maddahi received his BS degree in Psychobiology* (with honors) from the University of California at Los Angeles, one of the leading universities in the world. His DDS degree is from the University Of Southern California School Of Dentistry, which is of course, the other world renowned university in Los Angeles known for its educational excellence.

Continuing education is a vital element in the quality of a dentist’s work. Dr. Kourosh Maddahi always has an eye towards keeping his office at the forefront of dental technology. The most recent dental tools are always put to use by Dr. Maddahi and his assistants.  Every year, Dr. Maddahi and his staff receive training in the latest dental advances – they get three times as much training as is required! Not only do they frequently receive the latest cosmetic dentistry training, but they also update their equipment as new technology is released.

And of course, experience is a major factor in the quality of dentistry! Kourosh Maddahi, DDS, first began practicing dentistry in 1987.  Five thousand patients and over 21 years later, Dr. Maddahi is renowned as one of the leading cosmetic dentists of Los Angeles.

Through all these years he has refined his skills as a dentist and cultivated a friendly, relaxing office environment, providing his patients with the calm, considerate manner that comes of years of experience, and a certainty in the techniques of his profession.

As many people have had uncomfortable dental incidents in the past, Dr. Maddahi has created an aesthetic space, more akin to a spa than a dental office. Patients can drink tea, watch movies, and feel comfortable with a professional staff that has their overall pleasant experience in mind.

*Psychobiology is the application of the principles of biology to the study of mental processes and behavior. From this earliest time in his education, Dr. Maddahi wanted to understand how to help his fellow man through his interest and affinity for dentistry.  

Our Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, top Los Angeles cosmetic dentist, answers the most asked questions about dental hygiene and dental health. Perhaps these are questions you have wondered, yourself?

Is it really important to brush your teeth after every meal?  “Ideally, we would all brush out teeth after every meal.  If you can’t brush after a meal, try chewing sugarless gum, to clean off the teeth.”

How often should I bleach?  “It is best not to bleach your teeth more often than once a week.  If you become aware of an increase in sensitivity, stop bleaching until all sensitivity has gone away.  Also, if you notice that your teeth begin to  look chalky white, it may mean they have been dehydrated due to too much bleaching. If you woudl like to have in-office tooth whitening in our Beverly Hills office, it takes only a few hours and is very thorough. ”

Is smoking bad for gums?   “Gum disease is characterized by inflamed gums that recede from the teeth and often leads to tooth loss.  And it has been proven that smokers are six times more likely to develop gum disease than non-smokers. Some researchers in England, observed a group of smokers with gum disease and found that the some of their symptoms improved in the ones who quit smoking during the study.”  

Why is flossing important?  “Brushing alone does not remove all plaque from your teeth and plaque can lead to tooth decay.  Flossing removes the plaque in between the teeth where a toothbrush doe not reach and it also helps to remove food that is caught between the teeth.  Flossing can help to control bad breath, also.”

Should I brush or floss first?  “It is not important whether you floss first or brush first.  Do whichever seems most logical to you.  But do floss at least once a day for two to three minutes, to be most effective.”

What makes teeth sensitive, even if no decay exists?  “Sometimes the top layer of a tooth, the enamel, has been lost or lessened.  This being the protective layer of the teeth, if it is missing it allows heat, cold, acidic or sticky foods to stimulate the nerves and cells inside the tooth, causing hypersensitivity and some discomfort. Also, receding gums can be the cause of sensitivity.”  

I can’t help but think that most people consider going to the dentist one of their least favorite things on the to-do list. Many dentists just don’t care about their patients’ viewpoint – they are there to fix teeth and fix them he will! But, leading cosmetic dentist in Los Angeles, Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, uses all the latest high-tech equipment to help make his patients’ experiences as pain-free, stress-free and efficient as possible.

He’s developed a reputation for himself as a cosmetic dentist, but Dr. Maddahi is also very skilled at basic dental procedures and uses all the advanced tools for these, too. Using the most recent equipment, Dr. Maddahi can make something as basic as cavity work an all new experience! First, he uses a Diagnodent digital cavity detector to show exactly where the cavity is located, as well as its size (this can even show some cavities that are undetectable to x-rays).

Diagnodent Digital Cavity Detector:

Combining this with drill-free dentistry Dr. Maddahi offers dental work like one might imagine in a science fiction novel. After digitally locating cavities, he uses air-abrasion – like a mini sandblaster, aimed to take the decay out of the tooth. This tool uses a fine aluminum oxide (baking soda) powder and strong air pressure to remove only the decaying sections of tooth. This avoids the pain, the burning smell and, best of all, the whining sound usually experienced when repairing a cavity.

Other modern tools employed by Dr. Maddahi include digital x-rays that cut radiation exposure by 90%, mini intra-oral cameras that show the dentist, and patient, exactly how the mouth looks inside, a digital bite reader that graphs out every moment of the patients bite for a most exact fit and The Wand, which removes the pain often experienced when getting local anesthetic with a needle.

The Digital X-Ray 

Now you can plan to go the dentist and it can be stress-free, pain-free and a comforting experience. Some of our patients even liken their trip to see Dr. Maddahi like going to the spa!