Cephalometric facial soft tissue changes with the twin block appliance in class II division 1 malocclusion patients: A systematic review

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 876-881

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Facial changes; Functional appliances; Profile; Soft tissue; Twin block

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748548383     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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