The modified Twin Block appliance in the treatment of Class II division 2 malocclusions

Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 271-280

  Dyer, F M V ^a   McKeown, H F ^a   Sandler, P J ^a  

^a CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class II division 2 malocclusion; Class II skeletal base; Functional appliance; Modified twin blocks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; METHODOLOGY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, FUNCTIONAL; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 0035656149     PISSN: 14653125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ortho/28.4.271     Document Type: Article

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