Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 220-233 , December 2007

The Importance of Force Levels in Relation to Tooth Movement

  • Birte Melsen

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Prof. Dr. B. Melsen, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Vennelyst Boulevard 9, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. Phone: +45 8942 4037
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  • Paolo Maria Cattaneo

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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  • Michel Dalstra

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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  • David Christian Kraft

      Affiliations

    • Doctoral candidate, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2007.08.004

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 220-233 , December 2007

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