Effectiveness of treatment for class II malocclusion with the Herbst or Twin-block appliances: A randomized, controlled trial

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 128-137

  O'Brien, Kevin ^a,o   Wright, Jean ^a   Conboy, Frances ^a   Sanjie, YeWeng ^b   Mandall, Nicky ^a   Chadwick, Stephen ^c   Connolly, Ivan ^d   Cook, Paul ^e   Birnie, David ^f   Hammond, Mark ^g   Harradine, Nigel ^h   Lewis, David ⁱ   McDade, Cathy ^a   Mitchell, Laura ^j   Murray, Alison ^k   O'Neill, Julian ^l   Read, Mike ^a   Robinson, Stephen ^f   Roberts Harry, Dai ^e   Sandler, Jonathan ^m   Shaw, Ian ⁿ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Chester Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^d CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^f QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g The Dudley Group Foundation NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^h BRISTOL DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^j ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^l KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^m CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Rheumatology Department   (United Kingdom)

^o Dept of Dental Medicine and Surgery   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0041589130     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-5406(03)00345-7     Document Type: Article

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