Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 64-72 , March 2008

Self-Ligating Brackets in Lingual Orthodontics

  • Silvia Geron

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Silvia Geron, DMD, MSc, Department of Orthodontics, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, 9978, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2007.12.007

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 64-72 , March 2008

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