How well does Invisalign work? A prospective clinical study evaluating the efficacy of tooth movement with Invisalign

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-35

  Kravitz, Neal D ^a   Kusnoto, Budi ^b   BeGole, Ellen ^b   Obrez, Ales ^b   Agran, Brent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CANINE TOOTH; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INCISOR; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; TOOTH CROWN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CUSPID; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; SOFTWARE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH MOVEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 58049170085     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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