Manuel A Bustamante, DDS

As a result of being a tooth grinder, and many old BIG fillings, my adult life has had its share of root canals. I have been a patient of Dr. Bustamante for about 18 years after an initial recommendation from my dentist. This Dr. and his staff are simply the best. Put all stereotypical horror stories about root canals out of your head. you will feel nothing, and the Dr. and his office are as professional as it gets.
PS Gotta love a dentists office that has a little dish of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups at the checkout desk ;)

Dr Bustamante is completely dedicated to his profession and is a total pro! I was very nervous about having a 2 appointment root canal done. So much so that my dentist prescribed me with Halcion to take before the root canal procedure. Having never gone to Dr. Bustamante’s office, i opted not to take the drugs. When I got to the office I met with Dr. Bustamante and his assistant, Ethel. They were more than professional and assured me that i would not feel any pain. While I wouldn’t call this process enjoyable, it was certainly not as horrific as I had feared. And this is all due to Dr. Bustamante’s professionalism. Thank you Dr. Bustamante and your incredible staff.

My wife had three infected roots from poor Japanese dental work done over a decade ago. One apicoectomy alone can be painful and cause swelling. Dr. Bustamante performed three in one go (with anesthesia from Dr. Laura Matsunaga — also wonderful). The next morning, no bruising and hardly any swelling. No need even for any ibuprofen. This man’s a wizard. Very kind and patient to boot.

There is only one way to review Dr. Bustamante. That is over the top excellent, professional and friendly. His staff are all nice. I was having a serious problem with one of my rear teeth. My regular Dentist (Dr. Scott Kubota) referred me to Dr. Bustamante.
I went in for the check up and there was what looked like a small problem on the x-​ray.
He told me I needed a root canal. He asked if I wanted to do it now or later as he had enough time to fit me in. Since I have heard so many horror stories with this procedure I figured if there was going to be pain just get it over with. He numbed me up really well. As the procedure went on he put a little more anesthetic. The problem was worse than the x-​ray showed but he just went right thru and got it done. I could sense this guy is really good while he was doing the work. The only time it hurt a little was when the anesthetic was wearing off about 5 hours later.
It is now the next day and all it well with a minimal amount of pain. I have to do a follow up appointment in about 2 weeks for the final cap over the tooth.
Thanks for the great job!
I highly recommend Dr. Bustamante!

My dentist, Dr. Mead, referred me to Dr. Bustamante because my root canal situation was serious (face swelled up like crazy). I was able to get in very quickly and the procedure was as painless and expeditious as possible, in spite of the fact I had 4 roots/​canals that had become very infected. I am impressed with Dr. Bustamante’s work and would recommend him for anyone in need of a root canal procedure in Los Angeles.

I recently had my first root canal and was scared out of my mind about the pain. I had heard horror story after horror story about them and so I was stressed for two days before my appointment. I was referred to Dr. Bustamante by Dr. Randall Keller. I have a PPO and so that is how I was able to go to this doctor. He is not in the HMO plans.
I had to get it done immediately since it was affecting my eating! My tooth hurt every time I ate anything! I called on Thursday afternoon and got in Friday afternoon. They were very accommodating to my work schedule and got me in when I could get there.
The staff is friendly and he is very nice and personable. We sat and talked about college football and Minnesota and Chicago while he numbed my mouth.
He reassured me from the moment I mentioned that I was nervous that it would be pain free and he was 100% correct. He numbed me up really well (so well, I was numb for 8 total hours). They get everything ready and start working and before I knew it he was like your nerve is gone and we are almost done. I had just had a crown put on and he was able to make the smallest of holes so I didn’t need to have it redone. The entire appointment was about an hour.
The price is very expensive but worth it. He told me that 40% of his practice is redoing botched root canals. I can believe it after all the stories I have heard. It has been two days now and my mouth does not hurt anymore and the sensitivity is gone. I am so happy with the outcome!