Dr. Donald Joseph Rinchuse DMD MS MDS PHD
Orthodontist
510 Pellis Rd Greensburg PA, 15601About
Dr. Donald Rinchuse practices Orthodontics in Greensburg, PA. 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. Rinchuse may also use Invisalign or other aligner trays that have been designed to align a patients? smile. As an orthodontist, Dr. Rinchuse 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- Orthodontics justified as a profession.
- Elastic traction with Essix-based anchorage.
- Developmental occlusion, orthodontic interventions, and orthognathic surgery for adolescents.
- Articulators in orthodontics: an evidence-based perspective.
- Centric relation: A historical and contemporary orthodontic perspective.
- ABO certification in the age of evidence and enhancement.
- Orthodontic appliance design.
- A contemporary and evidence-based view of canine protected occlusion.
- Orthodontic informed consent for impacted teeth.
- Consecutive treatments and the "random walk".
- Temporomandibular disorder and gnathologic splints.
- Implications of the inclination of the mandibular first molars in the extractionist versus expansionist debate.
- Myths of orthodontic gnathology.
- A clinical trial to evaluate the effects of prophylactic fluoride agents on the superelastic properties of nickel-titanium wires.
- Evidence-based orthodontics. Current statistical trends in published articles in one journal.
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