Comparisons of similar patients treated by General Dental clinicians and orthodontic specialists: Outcome and economical considerations

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 67-73

  Laag, Björn ^a   Ström, Christer ^b  

^a Department of Orthodontics ^*  (Sweden)

^b Research and Development Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Dental economics; Occlusal indices; Orthodontic treatment; Removable appliances

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTISTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, REMOVABLE; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SPECIALTIES, DENTAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68149162625     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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