Bilateral asymmetry in the tooth relationships of orthodontic patients

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 779-786

  Harris, Edward F ^a   Bodford, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angle's classification; Bilateral asymmetry; Dentoalveolar malocclusion; Laterality

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348828514     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/081606-335     Document Type: Article

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