COSMETIC DENTISTRY
Includes all the treatments to improve the aesthetic appearance of teeth and gums as well as improving the bite.
From composite bonding to ceramic veneers both bonding a minimal layer of composite or ceramic in usually one or two clinical sessions with minimal dental preparation but with the latter having a longer lifespan.
Uneven gums and misaligned teeth
Aligning gum levels and reducing volume and four natural ceramic veneers.
‘Free hand’ layered composite bonding
Restoring vertical dimension
and gum levelling.
Ceramic crowns over natural teeth and one dental implant
Improving shapes, shade and proportions of gum and teeth.
Full mouth ‘free hand' composite bonding smile makeover
Covering internal darkness, aligning gum levels and restoring lost canine guide.
Ceramic crowns
and bridges after
gum grafting
Restoring gum volume
and proportions.
‘Free hand’ layered composite bonding, internal whitening and gum contouring
Levelling gum margins and eliminating greyish area and correcting teeth proportions.
GUM CONTOURING
From a ‘gummy smile’ correction (reducing the gum covering hidden teeth), to a 'gum augmentation’ (with tissue grafting microsurgery), restoring volume and gum levels caused by gum recessions.
A small incision is made in your palate to take a portion of your internal connective tissue which is then placed over the affected gum to restore it.
Referred for just gum contouring
Levelling and balancing
gums levels.
Hidden teeth -
Passive Altered Eruption
Gum contouring aligning
gum levels plus whitening.
Gum volume loss
and old crowns
Gum grafting to increase gum’s volume and aligning levels.
Gum contouring
plus root contouring.
Aligning gum levels and
reducing root volume plus
four natural ceramic veneers.
Gum contouring and
six ceramic veneers
Creating texture and
leveling gum margins.
Gum recessions
Covered with connective
tissue graft - gum grafting.
Root exposure
and sensitivity
Treated with gum grafting
and composite.
INVISALIGN
A system of custom-made removable clear aligners that enables Dr. Pintado to achieve the ultimate smile for his patients in an efficient, discreet and non-invasive way.
Underpinned by extensive scientific studies and practical research, Invisalign is a reliable and effective solution to achieve optimal results but only when prescribed correctly, monitored on an ongoing basis, and when the patient commits for long term success.
Canine baby tooth
and misalignment
Invisalign, whitening and ‘free hand’ composite bonding.
Misalignment,
discolouration and
uneven shapes
Invisalign, whitening and contouring in borders.
Misalignment
Invisalign and whitening.
Misalignment
and open bite
Invisalign correcting bite.
Misalignment
Invisalign and whitening.
Correction of previous orthodontic treatments
Invisalign and whitening.
RESTORATIVE
Includes all procedures aimed at function restoration and dental aesthetics. Dr. Pintado approach
is preventative with more focus on trying to save a destroyed tooth using different techniques rather than undertaking an extraction.
Aesthetically his approach is ‘biomimetic’ emulating natural teeth
in shape, texture, translucency and strength using the best composites
on the market.
Broken
grey tooth
Tooth whitening, Root fracture removal and bespoke ceramic crown.
Old ceramic
crown in upper
left central incisor
Alignment, whitening and personalised ceramic crown.
Misalignment, discolouration and uneven shapes
Full ‘free hand’ composite bonding rehabilitation after Invisalign.
Uneven teeth
and gums
Invisalign, gum contouring,
whitening and composite
bonding in upper right incisor.
Broken tooth
Core restoration and
ceramic crown.
LASER
Dr. Pintado likes to use dental lasers to address a number of gum-related diseases, as well as perform gum contouring (crown lengthening), root canal disinfection, tooth desensitisation, peri-implantitis disinfection, lip repositioning, hyperpigmentation removal, frenectomies, and gum overgrowth removal among others.
Excessive
Gum Display
Laser Crown Lengthening
- Gum contouring.
Hyperpigmentation and Excessive Gum Display
Laser gum contouring and hyperpigmentation removal.
Laser performed frenectomy
Frenulum has been
removed with laser to
avoid gum retraction.
Gums hyperplasia
(overgrowth)
Surgical laser gum removal
(3 weeks follow up).
Root canal infection
Laser Er-Cr special endo tips
for extra canal decontamination.
ROOT CANAL
Helping the patient feeling comfortable and pain-free during the whole procedure his first concern. The second, to get the best possible quality result to save the tooth.
When the nerve is infected or dead a RCT must be done to save the tooth. Next generation bioceramic cements are used to get better long term results.
Root Canal in
Lower Molar
With fibre glass distal
post and sub-gingival
restoration.
Upper premolar root
canal treatment
Two co-joined canals separated ends again.
Root canal therapy
in lower molar
Irreversible pulpitis.
Re-Root canal treatment in
lower molar
Separate MB2.
Root canal
therapy lower molar
Apical lateral canals.
Root canal
lower canine
Middle trifurcation.