Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 52-59 , March 2006

Comparison of Class I and Class II Treatment Duration Among Three Different Orthodontic Practices

  • Kurt Popowich

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, St. Albert, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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  • Carlos Flores-Mir

      Affiliations

    • Orthodontic Graduate Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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  • Brian Nebbe

      Affiliations

    • Orthodontic Graduate Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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  • Giseon Heo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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  • Paul W. Major

      Affiliations

    • Orthodontic Graduate Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Paul W. Major, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C), University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Room 4051b, Dentistry/Pharmacy Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2N8. Phone: 780-492-7696; Fax: 780-492-1624

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PII: S1073-8746(05)00072-1

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2005.10.009

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 52-59 , March 2006

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