Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 24-31 , March 2005

Miniscrew implants: The Aarhus anchorage system

  • Birte Melsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Royal Dental College, University of Aarhus, 8000-C Aarhus, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence Birte Melsen, DDS, DO, University of Aarhus, Department of Orthodontics, Royal Dental College, Vennelyst Boulevard 9, Aarhus, Denmark 8000-C. Phone: +45 89424037; Fax: +45 86192752
    • ,
  • Carlalberta Verna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Royal Dental College, University of Aarhus, 8000-C Aarhus, Denmark

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PII: S1073-8746(04)00059-3

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2004.11.005

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 24-31 , March 2005

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