A systematic review of cephalometric facial soft tissue changes with the Activator and Bionator appliances in Class II division 1 subjects

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 586-593

  Flores Mir, Carlos ^a   Major, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOMETRY; FACE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALOCCLUSION; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; REVIEW;

ACTIVATOR APPLIANCES; CEPHALOMETRY; FACE; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; ORTHODONTICS, INTERCEPTIVE;

EID: 33744945574     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: 14602210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjl034     Document Type: Review

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