Dentoskeletal effects and facial profile changes during activator therapy

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 293-302

  Cozza, Paola ^a,b   De Toffol, Laura ^a   Colagrossi, Stefania ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; FACE; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; RETROGNATHIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVATOR APPLIANCES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FACE; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; RETROGNATHISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 3042755717     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/26.3.293     Document Type: Article

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