Evidence supporting the use of cone-beam computed tomography in orthodontics

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-252

  Van Vlijmen, Olivier J C ^a   Kuijpers, Mette A R ^a   Bergé, Stefaan J ^a   Schols, Jan G J H ^a   Maal, Thomas J J ^a   Breuning, Hero ^a   Kuijpers Jagtman, Anne Marie ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Maxillofacial; Orthodontics; Review; Threedimensional imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858818817     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2012.0148     Document Type: Article

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