Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 102-109 , June 2006

Masticatory Function and Malocclusion: A Clinical Perspective

  • Juha Varrela

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Juha Varrela, DDS, PhD, Department of Oral Development and Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 2, FI-20520 Turku, Finland. Phone: 358-2-333 8350; Fax: 358-2-333 8450

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PII: S1073-8746(06)00004-1

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2006.01.003

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 102-109 , June 2006

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