Early orthodontic treatment of skeletal open-bite malocclusion: A systematic review

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 707-713

  Cozza, Paola ^a   Mucedero, Manuela ^a   Baccetti, Tiziano ^b,c   Franchi, Lorenzo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Early treatment; Open bite; Quality analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 24744434771     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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