Dr. Panahpour, holistic dentist in Santa Monica
Your teeth, bite and jaw are examined alongside your health history and what your physician has already found. By appointment, on Ocean Park Boulevard.
- Your health history and your teeth in one conversation
- The bite and jaw examined before any restorative work
- Seven in ten patients are referred by their doctor
- Weston A. Price Foundation
- Remarkable Dentists Podcast
- Exposing Mold Podcast
- Dr. Wendy Myers
- This Healthy Life
You have probably already seen a dentist about it.
Maybe more than one, and the answer did not settle it.
A holistic dentist starts with a different question. Not only what is wrong with this tooth, but how it fits the rest of you: the bite, the jaw, the materials already in your mouth, and the history your doctor has been trying to piece together.
This page is for you if
- A tooth has never felt right and nobody can say why
- Jaw tension, clenching or neck pain keeps coming back
- You have old metal fillings you have started to wonder about
- An x-ray came back clean while something still feels wrong
Three words, one approach.
You will see these terms used loosely. Here is what they mean in this practice.
Holistic
The mouth is examined in context. Teeth, bite, jaw, airway and your wider health history belong in the same conversation, not in separate appointments.
Biological
Materials and methods are chosen for how your body responds to them. Mercury safe removal, metal free options where they are indicated, and as little drilling as the tooth allows.
Systemic
Dr. Panahpour's own word for the whole idea: the mouth as one system connected to every other. It is the name of the practice for a reason.
Not sure this is right for you?
Ask Dr. Panahpour directly. The first conversation is unhurried, typically 60 to 90 minutes, by phone or in person.
Fourth generation. Thirty years in practice.
Dr. Panahpour sat in his father's dental chair at ten years old. He went on to pre-medical studies at UCLA and Cal State Northridge, a DDS from the University of the Pacific, postgraduate work at NYU, a master's in electro-acupuncture at Columbia, biomimetic training in Sardinia and implantology in Sweden, the year Sweden banned mercury.
He is the author of The Good Dentist, a Certified Instructor of Biomimetic Dentistry, and the dentist other doctors call when a patient has run out of answers.
I've had three surgeries with Dr. Panahpour and I couldn't be in better hands. His focus on the whole-body system, his constantly updated knowledge, and his genuine care for me as a patient are second to none. I would whole-heartedly recommend him to anyone who wants to understand the connection between oral health and body health.
What we do in Santa Monica
Each of these is a standing protocol, practised here for years rather than added recently.
Safe mercury filling removal
Silver amalgam removed under the SMART protocol: the tooth isolated, vapour captured at the source and a separate air supply for you.
Safe removal, step by step
Zirconia implants
Ceramic, metal free implants, planned with 3D cone beam imaging. Zirconia in practice since 2001.
About zirconia implants
Cavitation surgery
Poorly healed bone at old extraction sites, which a flat x-ray often misses. Found on cone beam imaging, cleaned, and supported with ozone and PRF.
About cavitation surgery
Bite therapy and TMJ
When the bite is uneven the jaw tilts, the skull compensates and the neck follows. The bite is measured first, before any restorative work.
How bite therapy works
Ozone therapy
Medical grade ozone to disinfect the field before anything is closed. Used in this practice since 2008.
How ozone is used
Biomimetic restoration
Bonded restorations that behave like natural tooth, trained at the Alleman-Deliperi school in Sardinia. Often an alternative to a crown.
How biomimetic worksVisit us in Santa Monica.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
- Parking
- Garage in the building
- Nearby
- Five minutes from Venice and Mar Vista
- Hours
- By appointment
- Phone
- (310) 986-6001
Patients also travel in from across Southern California and from more than fourteen countries.
What people ask before booking.
Anything else, ask Dr. Panahpour directly.
Ask a question ›What does a holistic dentist do differently?
A holistic dentist looks at the mouth in the context of your whole health. Your bite, your jaw, the materials already in your mouth and your medical history are considered together, and your physician's findings are part of the conversation.
What is the difference between a holistic and a biological dentist?
The terms overlap. Holistic describes looking at the mouth in the context of your whole health. Biological describes choosing materials and methods for how the body responds to them, such as mercury safe removal and metal free implants. Dr. Panahpour practises both, and calls the combined approach systemic dentistry.
Do you remove silver amalgam fillings safely?
Yes. Amalgam is removed under the SMART protocol: the tooth is isolated, vapour and particles are captured at the source, you breathe from a separate air supply, and the filling comes out in pieces rather than being ground down. Dr. Panahpour is SMART certified by the IAOMT.
Do you offer metal free implants in Santa Monica?
Yes. Zirconia implants are ceramic and contain no titanium. Zirconia has been part of Dr. Panahpour's practice since 2001, and each implant is planned with 3D cone beam imaging.
What is a cavitation and how do you find one?
A cavitation is an area of bone that did not heal properly after an extraction, often a wisdom tooth. It frequently does not show on a standard 2D x-ray, which is why we use cone beam CT imaging to look for it.
Do I need a referral to book?
No. Many patients are referred by their physician, chiropractor or another practitioner, but you are welcome to contact us directly.
Where do I park?
There is a parking garage in the building at 2701 Ocean Park Boulevard.
Begin with a conversation.
The first conversation is long and unhurried, typically 60 to 90 minutes, by phone or in person.
- 01Reach outSend the form, call or WhatsApp. Your message goes straight to Dr. Panahpour.
- 02A real conversationYour history, what has already been tried, and what you want from this. No rush.
- 03A clear planWhat he finds and what he would do, including when the answer is that you need nothing.
Closer to Sacramento? See the Sacramento office
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