Forecasting the timing of peak mandibular growth in males by using skeletal age

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-333

  Hunter, W Stuart ^a   Baumrind, Sheldon ^b   Popovich, Frank ^d   Jorgensen, Gertrud ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; EVALUATION; FORECASTING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAND BONE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; PUBERTY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FORECASTING; HAND BONES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MANDIBLE; PROBABILITY; PUBERTY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847357874     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.09.036     Document Type: Article

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