Michael Lynn Riolo
Orthodontist
616 S Beacon Blvd Grand Haven MI, 49417About
Dr. Michael Riolo practices Orthodontics in Grand Haven, MI. Comprehensive orthodontic treatment includes metal wires that are inserted into orthodontic brackets, which can be made from stainless steel or a more aesthetic ceramic material. The wires interact with the brackets to move teeth into desired positions. Being advanced in the field, Dr. Riolo may also use Invisalign or other aligner trays that have been designed to align a patients? smile. As an orthodontist, Dr. Riolo must recognize various characteristics of a malocclusion or dentofacial deformity, define the nature of the problem, including the etiology if possible, and design a treatment strategy based on the specific needs and desires of the patient.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Merging quality measures into dental services.
- Educational update: "part-time" teachers in orthodontics programs.
- The new American Board of Orthodontics certification process: further clarification.
- The case management form of the American Board of Orthodontics.
- Periodontal pathogen levels in adolescents before, during, and after fixed orthodontic appliance therapy.
- How can the specialty establish a standard of care?
- Skeletal changes associated with extraoral appliance therapy: an evaluation of 200 consecutively treated cases.
- A multivariate approach to analyzing the relation between occlusion and craniofacial morphology.
- An orthodontic registry: Producing evidence from existing resources.
- Clinical validity of the relationship between TMJ signs and symptoms in children and youth.
- Imprecision and bias in orthodontic treatment results.
- Associations between occlusal characteristics and signs and symptoms of TMJ dysfunction in children and young adults.
- A cephalometric evaluation of the old Milwaukee brace and the modified Milwaukee brace in relation to the normal growing child.
- Some recent developments in the computerization of craniofacial growth data.
- Craniofacial growth in juvenile Macaca mulatta: a cephalometric study.
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