Short-term anteroposterior treatment effects of functional appliances and extraoral traction on class II malocclusion: A meta-analysis

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 907-914

  Antonarakis, Gregory Stylianos ^a   Kiliaridis, Stavros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Class II malocclusion; Extraoral traction; Functional appliances; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348906115     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/061706-244     Document Type: Article

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