Rapid maxillary expansion followed by fixed appliances: A long-term evaluation of changes in arch dimensions

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 344-353

  McNamara, James A ^a,b,c,d,f   Baccetti, Tiziano ^e,f   Franchi, Lorenzo ^e,f   Herberger, Thomas A ^d  

^a School of Dentistry   (United States)

^b School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d University of Florence ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arch perimeter; Dental casts; Edgewise therapy; Haas expander; Orthodontic treatment; Rapid maxillary expansion; Tooth size arch size discrepancies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MEDICAL RECORD; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; TOOTH ARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALOCCLUSION; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CUSPID; DENTAL ARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; ORTHODONTIC RETAINERS; PALATAL EXPANSION TECHNIQUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH MOVEMENT;

EID: 0242304860     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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