International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 653-659 , July 2010

Quantitative skeletal evaluation based on cervical vertebral maturation: a longitudinal study of adolescents with normal occlusion

  • L. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Lili Chen, Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277# Jiefang Avenue, Hankou District, Wuhan, 430022, China. Tel: +86 013907159900.
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  • J. Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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  • T. Xu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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  • X. Long

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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  • J. Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China

,Accepted 26 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.03.026

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 653-659 , July 2010

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