Dentist in Clearwater
Mid Pinellas, across the bay from the office, for implants, dentures and extractions.
Book a free consultationClearwater is in Pinellas County, where Drew Street runs out to US-19 and US-19 carries traffic the length of the county. Dr. Moradian treats Clearwater patients at Affordable Dentures and Implants in Tampa, across the bay.
Why Clearwater patients cross the bay for this
Implant and full-arch work is not the same job as a cleaning. A missing tooth is replaced at the root with a titanium post and at the top with a crown, and a whole arch is carried on four to six implants rather than one per tooth. Both start with a cone beam CT scan that shows a 3D image of your jaw’s anatomy, so the position of every fixture is decided before any surgery is booked.
That is the part worth a drive. Routine exams and cleanings are available too, but they are not usually why someone comes from the other side of the water.
What the course of treatment looks like
The consult reads the teeth and gums you still have. The scan settles what the bone can carry. The fixtures go in. Months later, once the bone has grown around them, the crown or the arch is fitted to the shape and shade the plan set.
Dentures follow their own path: measured, made, fitted, then adjusted over a few visits while they settle.
The consult itself
One visit, and it is mostly looking and asking. What is missing, what hurts, what has been done before, and what you want to be able to do again. A scan is taken when implants are on the table. What comes out of it is a plan with the options in it, not a single quote for a single procedure, so you can see what each route asks of you before agreeing to any of it.
Dental care near Clearwater
Dunedin, Largo and Safety Harbor are the closest towns on this list, and Palm Harbor is under twelve miles north.
Dental services for Clearwater patients
Four of the eleven services, the ones worth a drive. The rest are on the services hub.
Dental Implants
A titanium post that replaces the root, and a crown on top of it that replaces the tooth.Dentures
A removable set of teeth for a whole arch, or for the run of teeth that is missing.Tooth Extractions
The last resort, for a tooth that cannot be saved, and the plan for what replaces it.Dental Crown
A cap over the whole tooth, for when the surface is a problem but the root is healthy.
Directions to the dental office from Clearwater
Dr. Moradian currently practices at Affordable Dentures and Implants, Tampa, and that is where Clearwater patients are seen. Appointments are made through the consult form on this site.
Clearwater dental questions
Why does an implant plan start with a scan?
A cone beam CT scan shows a 3D image of your jaw's anatomy. It shows where the bone can hold a fixture and where it cannot, which makes placement more predictable and settles the plan before surgery.
Is the trip from Clearwater worth it for one tooth?
For an implant, usually yes, because the implant stands on its own in the bone and leaves the neighboring teeth untouched. For a cleaning, a dentist on your own side of the bay makes more sense.
What is the closest town on this list to Clearwater?
Dunedin, Largo and Safety Harbor all border it, and Palm Harbor is less than twelve miles north. Every one of them is treated from the same Tampa office.