Prevalence and distribution by gender of occlusal characteristics in a sample of Italian secondary school students: A cross-sectional study

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 601-606

  Ciuffolo, Fabio ^a   Manzoli, Lamberto ^a   D'Attilio, Michele ^a   Tecco, Simona ^a   Muratore, Filippo ^a   Festa, Felice ^a   Romano, Ferdinando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIASTEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; OPEN BITE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 29044444824     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: 14602210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cji043     Document Type: Article

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