Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 104-115 , June 2007

Dentofacial Aesthetics and Quality of Life

  • Ulrich Klages

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, School of Dentistry, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
    • ,
  • Andrej Zentner

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam ACTA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Andrej Zentner, BDS, PhD, Dr habil, FDSRCS, Department of Orthodontics, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, Louwesweg 1, 1066 Amsterdam EA, The Netherlands. Phone: 31 (0)20 5188 524

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2007.03.006

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 104-115 , June 2007

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