World-Class Implant & Cosmetic
Dental Clinic
Since 2006
Pioneer Dentist - Tijuana Implant Guided Surgery
D.D.S Rafael Cortes
Designed for a Higher Standard of Dentistry
Not every dental clinic is built the same. Makeover brings sophisticated spaces, digital dentistry and specialized expertise together to create a different standard of care in Tijuana.
The Clinic
A More Refined Dental Experience
Thoughtfully designed spaces where comfort, privacy, and attention to detail redefine your dental experience.
Technology
Precision powered by technology.
Digital scanning, 3D diagnostics, CAD/CAM and guided surgery technology bring greater precision to every stage of treatment.
Team
Expertise in every detail.
A multidisciplinary team working together to plan and deliver highly personalized dental care.
Every treatment, handled by its own specialist
Implants planned in 3D, placed with a guide
Position, angle and depth are decided on a three-dimensional scan before the day of surgery. The surgical guide is printed here, and a provisional is ready in 24 hours at most.
Nobel Biocare since 2006 · Straumann · Hiossen
Shade and shape decided next to your own teeth
Veneers and crowns are designed digitally and made in our own laboratory, in the same building. Shade is matched in the clinic, against your own teeth, not from a photograph.
Our own laboratory, on site
A whole mouth rebuilt in a planned sequence
Bite, function and appearance are studied together before anything is done. Implantology, endodontics and prosthetic work follow one treatment plan, so you know the order of the appointments from the start.
Digital planning with DTX Studio and Exocad
General & Advanced Dentistry
- Routine Cleanings & Dental Exams
- Porcelain & Zirconia Crowns
- Porcelain Inlays & Onlays
- Endocrowns
- Overlays
- Composite Dental Fillings
- Tooth Extractions
- Ridge Preservation
- Same-Day Emergency Care
- Night Guards & Mouth Guards
- Dentures and Removables
- Gum Disease Treatment
- Root Canal Therapy
- Microscopic Endodontics & Retreatment
- Wisdom Teeth Removal
- Crown Lengthening
- Gum Surgery
Braces and aligners, handled by an orthodontist
Alignment is treated as its own specialty, not as something added on. Our orthodontist is credentialed in Damon, Tip-Edge and Invisalign, and follows the case from the first records to the last adjustment.
Damon · Tip-Edge · Invisalign
Meet our dentists
Each discipline is practiced by someone who does only that.
Dr. Rafael Cortés Álvarez
Cosmetic Dentistry · Implantology · Director
Founder and Director. A pioneer of guided implant surgery in Baja, he placed the region's first All-on-6 in 2006.
Dr. Jorge Maytorena
Implantology
Works alongside Dr. Cortés on implant and full-arch cases, using the DASS protocol for soft-tissue sculpting.
Dra. Erika Padilla Montes de Oca
Orthodontics
Dental Surgeon from UABC, 2007. More than eighteen years of experience focused on orthodontics and smile transformation.
Dra. Karla P. Ramírez Nuñez
Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry
A proud graduate of the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (2014), Dra. Karla P. Ramírez Nuñez has been an essential cornerstone of the Makeover team for over 12 years. She specializes in advanced cosmetic treatments, full-mouth reconstructions, and managing highly complex aesthetic cases, blending precision with artistry to restore both function and beauty.
Dr. Daniel Frías
Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry
A graduate of the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (2017), Dr. Daniel Frías has been a key pillar of the Makeover team for 6 years. He specializes in high-end cosmetic enhancements, complex full-mouth reconstructions, and advanced rehabilitation cases, combining clinical excellence with advanced aesthetics to deliver comprehensive smile transformations.
Dra. Karla Stefany Hernández
Restorative & Esthetic Dentistry
A graduate of the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (Class of 2015), Dra. Karla Stefany Hernández has been a vital asset to the Makeover Dental Studio clinical team for 7 years. She specializes in restorative and esthetic dentistry, focusing on fixed prosthodontics (crowns, bridges, inlays, and onlays, among others), composite veneers, advanced teeth whitening, and composite restorations. Her expertise also includes removable prosthetics (partial and full dentures) alongside comprehensive general dental care.
Dra. Andrea Pablos
Endodontics
Over ten years in dentistry, more than five limited to endodontics. Advanced training in microscopy and CBCT.
Dra. Dorthy Raygoza
Endodontics
Dental Surgeon from UABC, 2014. Endodontic specialty at the UABC graduate and health research center, 2018.
Dra. Lila Desiree Angeles Rodríguez
Anesthesiology
Medical anesthesiologist. Sedation is given by her, not by the dentist performing the treatment, and she monitors you before, during and after.
A smile is not cosmetic. It is how you show up in the world.
01.
The plan comes first
Before anything is touched, your case is planned on a three-dimensional scan and your surgical guide is printed in this building.
02.
The hands that do only this
An implantologist performs your surgery: someone who does this every day, not a general dentist fitting it between other appointments.
03.
Finished under one roof
Your crown is made and fitted in the lab, so its shade, shape and bite are matched to your face before you go home. Nothing is shipped out.
Inside the studio
The people and the place behind your treatment
