Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 219-226 , December 2005

A Gradient of Potential for Modifying Craniofacial Growth

  • Peter H. Buschang

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Orthodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Dallas, TX.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to P.H. Buschang, MA, PhD, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Baylor College of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, 3302 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246; Phone: (214) 828-8122.
    • ,
  • Robert J. Hinton

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Dallas, TX.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2005.07.006

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 219-226 , December 2005

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