Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 92-101 , June 2006

Masticatory Ability and Performance: The Effects of Mutilated and Maloccluded Dentitions

  • Peter H. Buschang

      Affiliations

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

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2006.01.002

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 92-101 , June 2006

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