Agenesis of third molar germs depends on sagittal maxillary jaw dimensions in orthodontic patients in Japan

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 337-342

  Kajii, Takashi S ^a   Sato, Yoshiaki ^a   Kajii, Saori ^b   Sugawara, Yuki ^a   Iida, Junichiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Congenital absence; Mandible; Maxilla; Posterior discrepancy; Third molar germs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPODONTIA; JAPAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOLAR TOOTH; NOSE; ORTHODONTICS; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATIENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 3242692389     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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