Activation time and material stiffness of sequential removable orthodontic appliances. Part 1: Ability to complete treatment

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 496-501

  Bollen, Anne Marie ^a   Huang, Greg ^a   King, Greg ^a   Hujoel, Philippe ^a   Ma, Tsun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIAL STATE; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ACTIVATOR APPLIANCES; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PLASTICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0242708624     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0889-5406(03)00576-6     Document Type: Article

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