Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 152-163 , September 2005

Early Timely Management of Ectopically Erupting Maxillary Canines

  • Peter Ngan

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
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  • Bryan Weaver

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2005.04.009

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 152-163 , September 2005

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