Spectrum and management of dentofacial deformities in a multiethnic Asian population

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 806-809

  Ming, Tak Chew ^a  

^a National Dental Centre of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dentofacial deformities; Multiethnic population; Orthognathic surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748553026     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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