Predictors of variation in mandibular incisor enamel thickness

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 809-815

  Hall, Nathan E ^a   Lindauer, Steven J ^b   Tüffekçi, Eser ^c   Shroff, Bhavna ^c  

^a School of Dentistry ^*

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enamel; Incisor; Interproximal reduction; Malocclusion; Mandible; Orthodontics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250878933     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2007.0270     Document Type: Article

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