Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 112-118 , September 2005

Controversies in the Timing of Orthodontic Treatment

  • Ji Chul Jang

      Affiliations

    • Section of Orthodontics, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH.
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  • Henry W. Fields

      Affiliations

    • Section of Orthodontics, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH.
    • ,
  • K.W.L. Vig

      Affiliations

    • Section of Orthodontics, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. K.W.L. Vig, 4088 Postle Hall, 305 W. 12th Ave, PO Box 182357, Columbus, OH 43218-2357.
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  • F. Michael Beck

      Affiliations

    • Section of Oral Biology, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH.

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 Supported in part by The Ohio State University SSRP Funds.

PII: S1073-8746(05)00020-4

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2005.04.004

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 112-118 , September 2005

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