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Own Your Smile
Harvard Trained Prosthodontics in Beverly Hills
A prosthodontist is a dental specialist in restoring and replacing teeth: crowns, bridges, implant restorations, dentures, and complete smile rebuilds. At Rifkin Raanan, that specialty is led by Dr. Rodney Raanan, who earned his prosthodontics degree at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and every restoration he plans is crafted by hand in the Atelier Aesthetics lab inside our Beverly Hills penthouse suite. Diagnosis, implant placement, and the final porcelain all happen under one roof, planned by the same team.
Dr. Rodney Raanan, DDS, MMSc
After earning his dental degree at the USC School of Dentistry, Dr. Rodney Raanan spent three more years at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, completing his specialty degree in Prosthodontics along with a Master of Medical Sciences in Oral Biology. That training is what separates a prosthodontist from a general dentist: years devoted entirely to how teeth are rebuilt, replaced, and brought back into a healthy bite.
Patients see the difference in the details. Crowns that match the teeth beside them, implants that feel like part of the smile, and complex cases that finally have a plan.
Harvard
Prosthodontics
USC
Doctor of Dental Surgery
American College
of Prosthodontists
What a prosthodontist does
“Prostho” means replacement, and “dontist” means teeth.
Prosthodontics is one of the dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association. After dental school, a prosthodontist completes a multi year residency focused on restoring damaged teeth and replacing missing ones, with an eye for both function and appearance. General dentists place many restorations too. A prosthodontist is the specialist trained for the cases where every tooth, the bite, and the final look have to be planned together.
Fixed
Porcelain crowns, bridges, inlays, and onlays that are bonded in place for good.
Implant
Dental implants placed and restored in house, from a single tooth to a full arch.
Removable
Complete and partial dentures designed to look natural and fit with comfort.
Full Mouth
Complete reconstructions that rebuild the bite, the teeth, and the smile at once.
Prosthodontic treatments in Beverly Hills
Every restoration below is designed by our doctors and crafted in our own lab, so shade, shape, and fit are controlled from the first impression to the final polish.
Porcelain Crowns
Zirconia, Emax, and layered porcelain crowns for teeth that are cracked, worn, or root canal treated.
Explore crowns → 02Dental Implants
Placed and restored in our office, with the crown designed before the implant goes in.
Explore implants → 03Dental Bridges
A fixed replacement for one or more missing teeth, anchored to the teeth or implants beside the gap.
Explore bridges → 04Inlays and Onlays
Custom porcelain for damage too large for a filling, preserving more tooth than a crown.
Explore onlays → 05Dentures
Complete and partial dentures shaped to your face, your speech, and your bite.
Explore dentures → 06Full Mouth Reconstruction
A complete, staged plan for worn, broken, or missing teeth across the entire mouth.
Explore reconstruction →Restorations are often paired with supporting care such as bone grafting before an implant, crown lengthening, or TMJ treatment when the bite itself needs attention. Explore partial dentures as well.
Prosthodontist vs general dentist
Both play an important role. The difference is depth of training in one area: rebuilding teeth.
Your restoration, crafted down the hall
Most practices send impressions to an outside lab and wait. Ours is built into the practice behind glass walls, where master ceramists layer each crown, bridge, and veneer by hand while working directly with your prosthodontist. Shade questions get answered in minutes, not weeks, and you can watch your new teeth take shape.
Rebuilt by a specialist
Real Rifkin Raanan patients. Drag each image to compare.
From evaluation to final restoration
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Comprehensive evaluation
Teeth, gums, bone, bite, and jaw joints are examined together, with the imaging needed to see what is happening below the surface.
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A plan designed backward
We start from the finished smile and work back, so every step, from any extraction or graft to the implant position, serves the final result.
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Preview before commitment
You see the proposed shape and shade of your new teeth, and adjust it with us, before anything permanent is made.
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Crafted and placed
Your restorations are layered in the Atelier lab, then fitted, refined, and bonded by the same doctors who planned them.
When to see a prosthodontist
You do not need to wait for a referral. These are the situations where a specialist's plan makes the biggest difference.
- One or more missing teeth you want replaced with an implant, bridge, or denture
- Cracked, broken, or heavily filled teeth that need crowns or onlays
- Teeth worn down by grinding, making your smile look shorter or older
- Old crowns or bridges with dark edges, gaps, or a poor fit
- Dentures that slip or feel bulky, or a wish to move to implant support
- A bite that feels off, with jaw soreness or teeth that chip repeatedly
- A complex case other offices have described as difficult to treat
- A second opinion on a large treatment plan before you commit
Restorations planned with the full team
Prosthodontic cases often call on more than one expert. Here, your prosthodontist works side by side with a periodontist and doctors with decades of full mouth and implant experience.
Prosthodontist FAQs
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Is a prosthodontist the same as an orthodontist?
Do I need a referral to see a prosthodontist?
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Meet your Beverly Hills prosthodontist
Whether it is one missing tooth or a complete rebuild, the first step is a thorough evaluation and an honest plan. Choose the office that is most convenient for you.
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