Dental and skeletal changes in mild to moderate Class II malocclusions treated by either a Twin-block or Xbow appliance followed by full fixed orthodontic treatment

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 997-1002

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

^a Private Practice   (Canada)

^b Private Practice   (Canada)

^c University of Para   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cephalometry; Class II division 1 malocclusion; Retrospective clinical trial; Twinblock; XBow

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; ORTHODONTICS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937695356     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 19457103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/092814-696.1     Document Type: Article

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