Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 14-18 , March 2009

CBCT Dosimetry: Orthodontic Considerations

  • Sharon L. Brooks

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Sharon L. Brooks, DDS, MS, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, 1011 N. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078. Phone: 734-764-1595; Fax: 734-764-2469

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PII: S1073-8746(08)00064-9

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2008.09.002

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 14-18 , March 2009

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