Our Team
Our Team
Welcome to pentinodental.com! We hope you find this site helpful, and we look forward to connecting with you on the web! Our goal is to treat patients with the same kindness and attention we'd want to receive, and we make it our personal mission to exceed our patients expectations. Dr. Alex Pentino is a graduate of West Virginia University School of Dentistry, he's board certified and he practices general dentistry on adults and children. We're conveniently located in the Riesbeck's Plaza in St. Clairsville, Ohio, and we're accepting new patients. We hope to see you soon! … [Read More...]
Video Tutorials
Kids Teeth: Video – How to Care for Children’s Teeth, How to Brush | Colgate Video
This short video teaches you the correct way to brush children’s teeth giving them a healthy start toward a lifetime of good oral health. Visit ColgateOralCare.com for more information on this and other oral care topics.
Brushing Your Teeth: Video – How To Brush Your Teeth Properly | Colgate
Proper brushing takes at least two minutes — that’s right, 120 seconds! Most adults do not come close to brushing that long. To get a feel for the time involved, try using a stopwatch. To properly brush your teeth, use short, gentle strokes, paying extra attention to the gumline, hard-to-reach back teeth and areas around… [Continue Reading]
Patient Education
Teeth Whitening
Dental bleaching, also known as tooth whitening, is a common procedure in general dentistry but most especially in the field of cosmetic dentistry. A child’s deciduous teeth are generally whiter than the adult teeth that follow. As a person ages the adult teeth often become darker due to changes in the mineral structure of the… [Continue Reading]
Porcelain Veneers
In dentistry, a veneer is a thin layer of restorative material placed over a tooth surface, either to improve the aesthetics of a tooth, or to protect a damaged tooth surface. There are two main types of material used to fabricate a veneer, composite and dental porcelain. A composite veneer may be directly placed (built-up… [Continue Reading]
Crowns & Bridges
When teeth are heavily decayed they may be too weak to survive with just a filling. By placing a crown, a tooth may be given a new lease of life. Even when a single tooth is lost a denture may not be required as a bridge can be made which spans the gap with a… [Continue Reading]
