A new protocol for maxillary protraction in cleft patients: Repetitive weekly protocol of alternate rapid maxillary expansions and constrictions

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-127

  Liou, Eric Jein Wein ^a,b   Tsai, Wen Ching ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cleft; Maxillary protraction; Maxillary rapid expansion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHODONTICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE;

CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONSTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; PALATAL EXPANSION TECHNIQUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROGNATHISM;

EID: 14844346111     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/03-107.1     Document Type: Article

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