Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 157-165 , June 2008

Dental Arch Asymmetry, Fluctuating Dental Asymmetry, and Dental Crowding: A Comparison of Tooth Position and Tooth Size Between Antimeres

  • Matthew W. Sprowls

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice of Orthodontics, Middle town OH
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  • Richard E. Ward

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anthropology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN.
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  • Paul L. Jamison

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
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  • James K. Hartsfield Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to James K. Hartsfield, Jr., DMD, PhD, Department of Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, 1121 W. Michigan St., Room DS255, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Phone: 317-278-1148; Fax: 317-278-1438

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PII: S1073-8746(08)00012-1

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2008.02.006

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 157-165 , June 2008

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