Short-term treatment effects produced by the Twin-block appliance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 170-176

  Ehsani, Sayeh ^a   Nebbe, Brian ^b   Normando, David ^c   Lagravere, Manuel O ^d   Flores Mir, Carlos ^d  

^a Private Practice in Vancouver   (Canada)

^b University of Para ^*  (Canada)

^c University of Para   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOMETRY; FACE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; META ANALYSIS; MOLAR TOOTH; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

CEPHALOMETRY; DENTAL OCCLUSION; FACE; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, FUNCTIONAL; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 84926668225     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: 14602210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cju030     Document Type: Article

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