Long-Term skeletal and dental effects and treatment timing for functional appliances in Class II malocclusion

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 334-340

  Franchi, Lorenzo ^a,b   Pavoni, Chiara ^c   Faltin, Kurt ^d   McNamara, James A ^b,e   Cozza, Paola ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c University Paulista ^*

^d PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cephalometrics; Cervical vertebral maturation; Class II malocclusion; Functional jaw orthopedics; Puberty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874821285     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 19457103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/052912-450.1     Document Type: Article

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