Dentist in Dunedin

Dunedin sits in Pinellas County, with Main Street running inland to US-19. Dr. Moradian treats Dunedin patients at Affordable Dentures and Implants in Tampa.

The work Dunedin patients travel for

Four things, mostly: an implant where a tooth is gone, a fixed arch where most of one is gone, a denture, and an extraction with a plan for what replaces the tooth. Each of those is a course of treatment rather than a single visit, which is why people choose the dentist rather than the nearest door.

What happens first

The consult looks at the teeth and gums you still have and at how the bite meets. If implants are on the table, the jaw is scanned. A cone beam CT scan is a type of computerized tomography that shows a 3D image of your jaw’s anatomy, and it is what decides whether the bone in a given spot can carry a fixture.

Gums are treated before implants go in. A tooth that can be kept is kept: a root canal takes the inflamed nerve out so the tooth itself can stay, and a crown covers a tooth whose surface has failed but whose root is sound.

Bridge, implant, or denture

Three answers to the same gap. A bridge carries a filler tooth on crowns over the teeth either side, which means preparing two healthy teeth. An implant stands on its own in the bone and leaves them alone. A denture covers a longer run and comes out at night. The scan and the state of the neighboring teeth are what decide which of the three is worth doing.

Around Dunedin

Clearwater is immediately south, Palm Harbor immediately north, and Safety Harbor sits across on Old Tampa Bay. All three are treated from the same office.