Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 140-145 , September 2005

Early Timely Treatment of Class III Malocclusion

  • Peter Ngan

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Peter Ngan, DMD, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, 1076 Health Science Center North, PO Box 9480, Morgantown, WV 26506. Phone: (304) 293-3222; Fax: (304) 293-2327

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PII: S1073-8746(05)00023-X

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2005.04.007

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 140-145 , September 2005

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