Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 119-129 , September 2005

The Cervical Vertebral Maturation (CVM) Method for the Assessment of Optimal Treatment Timing in Dentofacial Orthopedics

  • Tiziano Baccetti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
    • Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Tiziano Baccetti, DDS, PhD, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via del Ponte di Mezzo, 46-48, 50127, Firenze, Italy.
    • ,
  • Lorenzo Franchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
    • Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
    • ,
  • James A. McNamara Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
    • School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
    • Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2005.04.005

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 119-129 , September 2005

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