The association of malocclusion complexity and orthodontic treatment outcomes

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 468-472

  Pulfer, Ryan M ^a   Drake, Carl T ^b   Maupome, Gerardo ^a   Eckert, George J ^c   Roberts, W Eugene ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual trends; Discrepancy index; Malocclusion complexity; Orthodontic outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALOCCLUSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORTHODONTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OPEN BITE; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 67649991154     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/042308-227.1     Document Type: Article

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