Changes in head posture after rapid maxillary expansion in mouth-breathing girls: A controlled study

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-176

  Tecco, Simona ^a   Festa, Felice ^a   Tete, Stefano ^a   Longhi, Valerio ^b   D'Attilio, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Head posture; Maxillary expansion; Respiratory function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DENTURE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; MALE; MOUTH BREATHING; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 16344371407     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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