Is unilateral posterior crossbite associated with leg length inequality?

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 622-626

  Michelotti, Ambra ^a,b   Farella, Mauro ^a   Buonocore, Gerarda ^a   Pellegrino, Gioacchino ^a   Piergentili, Carlo ^b   Martina, Roberto ^a  

^a Section of Orthodontics and Clinical Gnathology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHODONTICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 36949021574     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: 14602210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjm071     Document Type: Article

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