Long-Term Changes in Dentoskeletal Pattern in a Case with Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Following Tongue Reduction and Orthodontic Treatment

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 326-331

  Miyawaki, Shouichi ^a   Oya, Shinji ^a   Noguchi, Haruhiro ^b   Takano Yamamoto, Teruko ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome; Macroglossia; Orthodontic treatment; Tongue reduction

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROGLOSSIA; MALOCCLUSION; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE;

AGE FACTORS; BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; EXTRAORAL TRACTION APPLIANCES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROGLOSSIA; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS III; ORTHODONTIC RETAINERS;

EID: 0034244422     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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