Tooth size discrepancies in an orthodontic population

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 668-674

  Othmana, Siti ^a   Harradineb, Nigel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Division of Child Dental Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolton's ratios; Tooth size discrepancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447135714     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/031406-102     Document Type: Article

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