Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 96-103 , June 2007

Quality of Life and Orthodontics

  • Susan J. Cunningham

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant, Department of Orthodontics, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Susan J. Cunningham, PhD, BChD, FDSRCS, MSc, MOrthRCS, Department of Orthodontics, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, UK. Phone: 0207-915-1064
    • ,
  • Catherine O’Brien

      Affiliations

    • Specialist Registrar, Department of Orthodontics, Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Wellesley Road, Sheffield, UK.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2007.03.005

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 96-103 , June 2007

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