Patients' perceptions regarding microimplant as anchorage in orthodontics

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 228-233

  Lee, Tony C K ^a   McGrath, Colman P J ^a   Wong, Ricky W K ^a   Rabie, A Bakr M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Microimplant; Orthodontic treatment; Patient assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749118457     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/040507-172.1     Document Type: Article

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