Robert E. McKinstry D.M.D.
Dentist
5547 Beverly Place Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, 15206About
Dr. Robert McKinstry is a Dentist practicing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. McKinstry specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases and conditions associated with the mouth and overall dental health. Dentists are trained to carry out such treatment as professional cleaning, restorative, prosthodontic, and endodontic procedures, and performing examinations, among many others.
Education and Training
University of Connecticut School of Dentistry
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Microwave processing of cleft palate orthopedic expansion devices.
- Microwave-cured tracheostoma vents.
- Silicone nasal radiation carriers.
- A homemade microwaveable denture reline jig.
- The use of visible light-cured resin system in maxillofacial prosthetics and neuro-orthopedic surgery.
- Construction of an interim obturator using a microwave-polymerized denture base resin.
- Microwave processing of permanent soft denture liners.
- How to make microwavable denture flasks.
- Pin and screw retained palatal prostheses in cleft palate patients.
- Acrylic nasal septal obturators for nasal septal perforations.
- Transverse relationships of the infraorbital foramina in cleft and noncleft individuals.
- Prosthodontic considerations in the management of surgically compromised cleft palate patients.
- The "slush" technique in construction of intranasal stents.
- Speech considerations in prosthodontic rehabilitation of the glossectomy patient.
- Inconsistencies noted in article on management of leukemic.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Speaks on Prosthodontics all around the World -
Professional Society Memberships
- American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Carl Bouscher Prosthodontic Association
Articles and Publications
- 4 Textbooks, 1 on Cleft Palate Dentistry
What do you attribute your success to?
Hard Work, Dedication
Hobbies / Sports
- Kayaking
Favorite professional publications
- American Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
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