Dentist in Safety Harbor
On the bay side of Pinellas off Sunset Point Rd, treated from the office in Tampa.
Book a free consultationSafety Harbor sits on the western shore of Old Tampa Bay in Pinellas County, with Sunset Point Rd running out to US-19. Dr. Moradian treats Safety Harbor patients at Affordable Dentures and Implants in Tampa, across the water.
The work worth the trip
Implants, full-arch replacement, dentures, extractions. These are planned courses of treatment, and the plan is built on a cone beam CT scan that shows a 3D image of your jaw’s anatomy. The scan decides where the bone can carry a fixture, and for a full arch, how many are needed and where they go.
Four to six implants per arch is the usual answer. One implant per missing tooth is not how a full arch is built.
What happens in what order
Gums first where they need treating. Then placement, with local anesthetic given before any work starts. Then months while the bone grows around the fixtures. Then the crown or the arch, made to the shape and shade the plan set.
Dentures follow their own sequence: measured, made, fitted, adjusted.
Smoking and healing
Smoking works against the bone growing around a fixture, which is the whole mechanism an implant depends on. It is raised at the consult for that reason rather than as a lecture, and it is one of the few things a patient can change that genuinely moves the odds. The plan is discussed honestly either way.
Dental care near Safety Harbor
Oldsmar is north around the bay, Clearwater west, and Dunedin northwest.
Dental services for Safety Harbor 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 Safety Harbor
Dr. Moradian currently practices at Affordable Dentures and Implants, Tampa, and that is where Safety Harbor patients are seen. Appointments are made through the consult form on this site.
Safety Harbor dental questions
Is implant placement painful?
Local anesthetic is given before any work starts. The consult covers what the day itself involves and what to expect afterward.
Why does a full arch use fewer implants than teeth?
Because the arch is one fixed piece carried by four to six fixtures, rather than a row of separate teeth. The scan decides the number and the positions.
How do Safety Harbor patients book?
Through the consult form on this site. The office is Affordable Dentures and Implants in Tampa.