Skeletal and dentoalveolar effects of Twin-block and bionator appliances in the treatment of Class II malocclusion: A comparative study

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 594-602

  Jena, Ashok Kumar ^a   Duggal, Ritu ^a   Parkash, Hari ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MANDIBLE; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, FUNCTIONAL; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750836695     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2005.02.025     Document Type: Article

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