Carolina Pinheiro

Specialization: Orthodontist
9 years of experience
Workplace: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Dream Smile Odontologia
- Specialist at the clinic: Invisalign orthodontist with 9+ years of experience focused on aesthetic orthodontics.
- Plans each case with personalized digital orthodontic planning, showing how the smile will look before treatment begins.
- Uses in-office digital scanning and Invisalign-specific planning software to improve predictability.
- Also provides orthodontic options including sapphire aesthetic braces and self-ligating braces, plus esthetic aligners.
Carolina Pinheiro is a specialist at the clinic and an Invisalign orthodontist with 9+ years of experience in aesthetic orthodontics. Her treatments use personalized digital planning, including in-office digital scanning and Invisalign-specific planning software, so patients can preview results before starting. Alongside Invisalign, she offers aesthetic sapphire braces and self-ligating braces.

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Qualifications

Carolina Pinheiro works at the clinic with a clear emphasis on aesthetic orthodontics—especially Invisalign. She is described as an Invisalign specialist with more than 9 years of orthodontic experience, and the clinic highlights a human-centered approach that includes transparency and patient comfort. Digital planning is central to her workflow: she uses in-office digital scanning and Invisalign-specific software to plan treatment before aligners are started. The clinic also offers multiple brace options under her responsibility, including sapphire aesthetic braces and self-ligating braces.

Education

Medical Doctor (year of graduation not stated).

Work experience

Orthodontist — Dream Smile Odontologia (9+ years of orthodontic experience; start year not stated).

Clinical focus and techniques

At the clinic, Carolina Pinheiro combines orthodontic mechanics with digital orthodontic planning to match treatment choice to the patient’s lifestyle.

Invisalign clear aligners, planned with in-office digital scanning and Invisalign-specific software.
Personalized digital orthodontic planning that shows patients how their smile will look before treatment starts.
Aesthetic sapphire braces for patients who prefer a fixed aesthetic appliance.
Self-ligating braces, described as an option associated with fewer visits compared with conventional braces.
Orthodontic care for malocclusions including open bite (braces for open bite are listed among her procedures).
Orthodontic care for spacing and alignment concerns using esthetic aligners (Invisalign) and fixed options.
Maxillofacial orthopedics for children, addressing muscle, bone, and postural changes during growth.
Early treatment goals in children, including correction of mouth breathing and management of crossbite.

Professional societies and certifications

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Academic output

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Courses and advanced training

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Awards and recognition

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Carolina Pinheiro’s consultations are delivered in Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, where the clinic operates two units (Ilha do Governador and Barra da Tijuca). In addition to adult aesthetic orthodontics, she also treats children with maxillofacial orthopedics—targeting early growth-related problems such as mouth breathing, protruded or retruded chin, dental crowding, and crossbite. The clinic’s patient experience management is also part of her role, reflecting an emphasis on comfort and reassurance throughout treatment.