Certified Periodontist & Dental Implantologist
Delaram Hanookai, DDS, MS
A certified periodontist and dental implantologist providing advanced periodontal, dental implant and regenerative care in Los Angeles. Specialist treatment of the bone and gum tissue that support natural teeth and dental implants, from a single implant to complex full-arch treatment with dental implants.
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Training
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Credentials & Authority
Dr. Hanookai’s practice is dedicated to the bone and gum tissue that support natural teeth and dental implants.
Dr. Hanookai completed her specialty certification in periodontics and dental implantology at USC, alongside a master’s degree in craniofacial biology. With over 28 years of experience and 10 years as faculty in USC’s Department of Periodontics, her clinical diagnosis sets the sequence for every complex case, from a single implant to full-mouth reconstruction with dental implants.
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In her words
“Periodontal and implant treatment is not simply a clinical procedure — it can significantly improve a patient’s quality of life.”
Dr. Delaram Hanookai
In her words
“Periodontal and implant treatment is not simply a clinical procedure — it can significantly improve a patient’s quality of life.”
Dr. Delaram Hanookai
Periodontal & Implant Services
Care for the
foundation
Treatment is limited to the gums, bone and implants that support the teeth. Restorative and general dental care stays with the patient’s own dentist.
Periodontics
Diagnosis and treatment of gum disease: scaling and root planing to clear infection below the gumline, pocket reduction therapy where needed, and a maintenance interval set by measured pocket depths.
Dental Implants
Precise placement of single and multiple implants, planned digitally around the final restoration and coordinated with the restoring dentist.
Recession & Grafting
Treatment of gum recession and thin tissue with soft tissue grafting and minimally invasive techniques that in many cases require no sutures.
Bone Regeneration
Rebuilding deficient bone to support implants and preserve the ridge after tooth loss, including socket preservation, ridge augmentation and sinus lifts.
Full-Arch Implants
Staged treatment for the edentulous or failing dentition, from extraction and grafting to implant placement for a fixed full-arch restoration.
Peri-Implantitis
Assessment and management of inflammation and bone loss around existing implants, with decontamination, regeneration or replacement as the case requires.
Education & Advanced Training
A foundation of excellence at USC
Training and teaching at one of the country’s leading dental schools shapes a practice built on current evidence and careful treatment planning.
From student to faculty
Dr. Hanookai earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from USC before completing advanced specialty training in periodontics and implantology, along with a Master of Science in Craniofacial Biology.
She later spent 10 years as faculty in USC’s Department of Periodontics, helping educate the next generation of periodontists.
Specialty Training Matters
What is a
periodontist?
A periodontist is a dental specialist who completes additional years of specialty residency training after dental school, focused on the tissues that hold teeth and implants in place — the bone, the periodontal ligament and the gum tissue.
Specialist care becomes appropriate when the foundation itself is the problem: bone loss, recession, a site that cannot support an implant as it stands, or an implant that is failing.
Supporting bone
The volume and quality of bone around teeth and implant sites.
Soft tissue
Gum health, thickness and position, and the seal around restorations.
Long-term stability
Whether the result holds over years, not only at the time of treatment.
Precision, Planning & Regeneration
Planned before
it is performed
Imaging and digital planning are used to understand the site before treatment — bone volume, anatomy, the position the final restoration requires. The judgment of where and whether to place an implant is the point; the technology supports it.
01 — Imaging
Radiographic assessment
Evaluation of bone volume, nerve position and sinus anatomy before any treatment decision is made.
02 — Planning
Implant positioning
Implant position planned to the restorative result, then confirmed against the available bone and tissue.
03 — Regeneration
Site development
Grafting and regenerative treatment sequenced so the site is ready before the implant is placed.
Clinical Technology
Equipped for
clinical precision
Each of these serves a decision: whether a site can hold an implant, where it should sit, and how the tissue will heal around it.
Guided Precision
Digital implant planning
The scan and the 3D model are combined to plan implant position and angle before treatment, with the in-house printer producing the models the plan is built on.
Impression-Free
Digital 3D scanning
Full-arch records captured in minutes, with no impression tray, and kept for comparison over time.
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Laser gum treatment
Tissue reshaped with minimal discomfort, often without sutures.
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In-house 3D printing
Implant models and provisionals made on site, not shipped out.
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Sedation options
IV sedation available for implant and longer appointments.
Selected Clinical Cases
Documented outcomes
Diagnosis
Uneven gum line
Treatment
Gum contouring
Diagnosis
Localized recession, lower arch
Treatment
Gum grafting & root coverage
Diagnosis
No remaining teeth, upper arch
Treatment
Full-mouth dental implants
Sherman Oaks, California
Meet Dr. Hanookai
Twenty-eight years
of specialty practice
Dr. Hanookai has more than 28 years of clinical experience and is exceptionally proficient in bone grafting, gum grafting and replacing missing teeth with dental implants. She also uses advanced laser techniques to reshape gum tissue with minimal discomfort and, in many cases, without sutures.
Her clinical diagnosis sets the sequence for every complex case in the practice, from a single implant through full-mouth reconstruction.
Referral & Co-Management
A specialist partner
for your practice
your patient
Dr. Hanookai works with general dentists on the periodontal, implant, regenerative and specialty phases of treatment. She evaluates the case, communicates findings and recommendations, performs the requested specialist care and returns the patient to your practice for restorative and ongoing general dental care.
01 — Refer
Submit the patient and relevant clinical information.
02 — Collaborate
Dr. Hanookai evaluates the case and communicates findings and recommendations with the referring dentist.
03 — Treat
Dr. Hanookai performs the required specialist treatment.
04 — Return
The patient returns to the referring practice for restorative treatment and ongoing general dental care.
What Patients Say
Reviewed by the people
she has treated
Patient video testimonials
Patient story
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Featured Treatment
Full-arch
implant treatment
An entire arch restored on a small number of precisely placed implants. Failing teeth are removed, the bone is assessed and prepared, and a fixed bridge is supported by implants rather than by the remaining dentition.
Same-day temporaries let most patients eat and speak immediately while the implants integrate.
Planning
Treatment
Provisional
Sedation
Location & Consultation
Sherman Oaks,
California
Telephone
Practice
Care is provided at Southland Dental Care
