Mar Vista is one of West Los Angeles’s most established residential communities, a neighborhood of long-term homeowners, young families, and working professionals who value access to quality care close to home. When it comes to dental implants, Mar Vista residents do not need to drive deep into the city. Wilshire Oral Surgery and Implant Center is located at 12300 Wilshire Blvd #326, Los Angeles, CA 90025, approximately three to four miles north of Mar Vista via Centinela Avenue to Pico Boulevard to Bundy, or a straight shot up Barrington or Sepulveda. The drive typically takes 10 to 15 minutes and remains entirely local without freeway access.
Dental implants are the most clinically supported tooth replacement option available, and at Wilshire Oral Surgery and Implant Center they are performed exclusively by board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeons with hospital residency training. For Mar Vista patients looking for quality care that does not require traveling to a downtown hospital or distant specialty center, our practice on the Wilshire corridor is the right choice.
Mar Vista homeowners and long-term residents tend to think in terms of durable, low-maintenance solutions, and that same logic applies to dental care. A dental implant is the only tooth replacement option that addresses bone loss at the root level. When a tooth is lost, the jawbone that supported it begins to resorb within months in the absence of mechanical stimulation. A bridge does not prevent this process. A partial denture does not either. An implant, which integrates with the bone through osseointegration, does.
For Mar Vista patients who want their oral health decisions to hold up over decades rather than require revision every few years, the implant is consistently the better investment. The National Library of Medicine documents dental implants as one of the most well-supported and widely studied options in restorative dentistry, with clinical outcomes data built over more than forty years of use.
The consultation starts with Cone Beam 3D imaging at our office, which generates a precise three-dimensional map of the implant site, including bone volume, width, nerve location, and adjacent root positions. We use this to build your surgical plan and share the findings clearly before anything is scheduled. You will have a complete picture of what is involved, how long it will take, and what it will cost before you commit to treatment.
If bone grafting is needed, we perform bone grafting in-office, sometimes combined with implant placement when the clinical situation allows. IV sedation is available for the surgical appointment and administered directly by our board-certified surgeons. After osseointegration, your restorative dentist places the final crown and we coordinate with them throughout. Our complete post-operative care instructions guide you through each recovery phase.
Many Mar Vista residents carry PPO dental plans that include partial coverage for implant-related procedures. We accept Delta Dental, Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and other major PPO carriers, and we verify your specific coverage before scheduling any procedure. A clear out-of-pocket estimate is provided at your consultation before any treatment commitment is made. For costs beyond insurance coverage, we offer flexible payment options through CareCredit, Alphaeon, and Cherry. Our insurance and financing page explains how we handle billing for Mar Vista and Westside patients.
Dr. Jonathan R. Shadi completed his undergraduate neuroscience degree at UCLA and his DDS at USC School of Dentistry, earning Dean’s List recognition and the John Ingle Research Award in 2009. Dr. Saman Vahedi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and completed his hospital-based residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident in 2013 and 2014. For Mar Vista patients who want board-certified expertise close to home, Wilshire Oral Surgery and Implant Center delivers that without a hospital system in between.
From Mar Vista, Centinela Avenue north to Pico Boulevard to Bundy Drive, or Barrington Avenue straight north, both connect to Wilshire Boulevard in about 10 to 15 minutes. Our address is 12300 Wilshire Blvd #326, Los Angeles, CA 90025, with parking available in the building.
No referral is required to schedule a consultation with us. Many patients come in directly after being told by their general dentist that they need an implant or after deciding on their own to explore options. If your dentist has already taken X-rays, you are welcome to bring them. We can also take our own in-house 3D imaging at your consultation.
A bridge replaces the visible tooth by spanning the gap and anchoring to the adjacent teeth on either side, which must be reduced and crowned in the process. An implant replaces the tooth at the root level without touching neighboring teeth. Implants also prevent jawbone resorption, which continues unaddressed under a bridge.
Many PPO dental plans include partial coverage for implant-related procedures when medically indicated. Coverage varies significantly by plan and employer. We verify your specific benefits before scheduling and provide a full cost estimate so you know exactly what your plan covers and what you will pay out of pocket before committing to treatment.
In the first few days, soft foods are recommended to avoid stressing the surgical site. As healing progresses over the following weeks, you can gradually return to a normal diet. During the osseointegration phase, we recommend avoiding hard, crunchy, or very chewy foods directly on the implant site until the crown is placed and integration is confirmed.
Yes. IV sedation is available for implant placement and is administered by our board-certified oral surgeons in-office. It is particularly common for patients placing multiple implants simultaneously or undergoing bone grafting at the same visit. A responsible adult must drive you home if sedation is used.
Mar Vista residents looking for board-certified implant care close to home will find Wilshire Oral Surgery and Implant Center a short and simple drive up the corridor. Our team combines hospital-level surgical training, precision 3D imaging, and in-house sedation to deliver the kind of integrated, high-quality care that Mar Vista’s community deserves.
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