A postretention study of patients presenting with a maxillary median diastema

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-138

  Sullivan, Terence C ^a   Turpin, David L ^a   Årtun, Jon ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abnormal frenum; Diastema; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENTAL CARE; DIASTEMA; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INCISOR; LIP; MAXILLA; MEDICAL RECORD; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; DENTAL MODELS; DENTAL RECORDS; DIASTEMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCISOR; LABIAL FRENUM; MAXILLA; ORTHODONTIC RETAINERS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029689218     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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