The role of prevention and simple interceptive measures in reducing the need for orthodontic treatment

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 16-21

  Kerosuo, Heidi ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Dentition, primary and mixed; Orthodontics, interceptive; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CANINE TOOTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALOCCLUSION; MOLAR TOOTH; ORTHODONTICS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SUCKING;

HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION; ORTHODONTICS, INTERCEPTIVE; ORTHODONTICS, PREVENTIVE;

EID: 0036253442     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000057774     Document Type: Conference Paper

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