Thin-plate spline analysis of craniofacial growth in class I and class II subjects

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 595-601

  Franchi, Lorenzo ^a,b   Baccetti, Tiziano ^a,b   Stahl, Franka ^c   McNamara, James A ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^d Department of Oral Technology   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephalometrics; Class II malocclusion; Morphometrics; Normal craniofacial growth; Thin plate spline analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447137043     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/070506-275     Document Type: Article

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