An analysis of the corrective contribution in activator treatment

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 741-748

  Cozza, Paola ^a,b   De Toffol, Laura ^b   Iacopini, Lucilla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activator; Functional therapy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATOR THERAPY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTITION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; ORTHODONTICS; PATIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKELETON;

EID: 12444303239     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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